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Summary

Autosomal dominant deafness-79 (DFNA79) is a nonsyndromic form of progressive sensorineural hearing loss with age of onset ranging from 20 years to 65 years. Affected females appear to have milder hearing loss than males (Lu et al., 2020). [from OMIM]

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  • Also known as: ACOD4, DFNA79, FADS4, HSCD5, SCD2, SCD4, SCD5
    Summary: stearoyl-CoA desaturase 5

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