Autosomal dominant auditory neuropathy-2 (AUNA2) is characterized by postlingual onset of progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in the second decade, leading to profound deafness in the fifth decade. Affected individuals show abnormal auditory brainstem responses (ABR) even before the onset of symptoms. Outer hair cell (OHC) function is preserved initially, but declines with age (Lang-Roth et al., 2017).
For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of autosomal dominant auditory neuropathy, see AUNA1 (609129). [from
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