This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30528025 and 30571018).Acknowledgments: We would sincerely thank all the family members for their participation and support in this study and all the medical staff.
Background X-linked hearing impairment is clinically and genetically a heterogeneous disease. Although many disorders manifest with hearing loss, a limited number of sex-linked loci and only one gene (POU3F4) have b...