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Table 13 Genotype-phenotype correlation of GJB2/GJB6 mutations in the offspring of DXD mating

From: Role of DFNB1 mutations in hereditary hearing loss among assortative mating hearing impaired families from South India

  

BOTH PARTNERS HAVING GJB2

ONLY ONE PARTNER WITH GJB2

ONLY ONE PARTNER WITH GJB6

ONLY ONE PARTNER WITH GJB2/GJB6

  

S. No.

SUBGROUPS IN DXD MATING BASED ON PHENOTYPE OF OFFSPRING

BOTH HOMOZYGOUS OR COMPOUND HETEROZYGOUS

BOTH HETEROZYGOUS

ONE HOMOZYGOUS, ONE HETEROZYGOUS

HOMOZYGOUS

HETEROZYGOUS

ONE HETEROZYGOUS

DIGENIC

NON-GJB2 & NON-GJB6

TOTAL (%)

1

Non-complementary with all deaf offspring

8

0

0

1

1

1

0

6*

17 (28.33%)

2

Complementary with all hearing offspring

0

1

1

11

6

0

1

10#

30 (50%)

3

Mixed offspring (hearing and hearing impaired)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

2 (3.33%)

4

NO OFFSPRING

0

0

1

4

0

1

0

5

11 (18.33%)

5

TOTAL

8

1

2

16

8

2

1

22

60

  1. *One HI male partner did not participate in the study, but his offspring did not carry any GJB2 mutations
  2. #One HI male partner expired, but his offspring did not carry any GJB2 mutations