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Nonsyndromic Deafness MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025
Hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms. Most cases are due to damage to structures of the INNER EAR. More than half of congenital cases are due to genetic factors; mutations in multiple genes have been identified, including POU3F4 (OMIM: 304400), MTRNR1 (OMIM: 561000), and MT-TS1 (OMIM: 590080).