supported by the Key Research and Development Projects of Hainan Province(No.ZDYF2020142 to SY);the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province of China,General Projects(No.822MS194 to YSZ);Chinese National Nature Science Foundation Research Grant(No.81400471 to SY,No.81200752 to YSZ,and No.82171155 to WGJ);National Natural Science Foundation of China,National Major Research Instrument Development Project(No.61827805 to DP).
Waardenburg syndrome(WS)is an autosomal-dominant neurocristopathy characterized by sensorineural hearing loss(SNHL)and pigmentary abnormalities of the iris,hair,and skin.It is responsible for approximately 3%of congen...