high myopia-sensorineural deafness syndrome

A syndrome characterized by severe myopia and moderate to profound, bilateral, progressive sensorineural hearing loss that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLITRK6 gene on chromosome 13q31.1.

Signs and symptoms

• Sensorineural hearing impairment
• High myopia

Also known as: DFNMYP; deafness and myopia; deafness and myopia syndrome