Xia et al. (1998) reported 2 unrelated Chinese families with autosomal dominant hearing loss. The deafness was characterized by progressive high frequency hearing loss in adulthood, with milder expression in females.
In affected members of 2 Chinese families with autosomal dominant hearing loss, Xia et al. (1998) identified heterozygous mutations in the GJB3 gene (603324.0004; 603324.0005).