Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 7
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Also known as autosomal dominant deafness 7autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 7autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness type 7deafness, autosomal dominant 7DFNA7
Summary
Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 7 (MONDO:0011074) is a disease caused by LMX1A (GenCC Strong), with 1 cohort gene.
At a glance
- Causal gene: LMX1A (GenCC Strong)
- Cohort genes: 1
- ClinVar variants: 19
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 7 |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0011074 |
| MeSH | C563321 |
| OMIM | 601412 |
| DOID | DOID:0110591 |
| UMLS | C1832379 |
| MedGen | 318614 |
| GARD | 0018106 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: autosomal dominant deafness 7 · autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 7 · autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness type 7 · deafness, autosomal dominant 7 · DFNA7
Data availability: 19 ClinVar variants · 4 GenCC gene-disease records.
Disease family
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › autosomal genetic disease › autosomal dominant disease › autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss › autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 7
Related subtypes (75): autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 1, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 2A, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 4A, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 6, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 5, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 10, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 11, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 9, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 12, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 13, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 15, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 17, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 16, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 23, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 25, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 18, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 24, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 22, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 30, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 36, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 21, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 44, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 48, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 41, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 49, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 43, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 28, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 31, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 47, autosomal dominant auditory neuropathy 1, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 53, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 27, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 59, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3B, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 2B, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 50, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 51, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 64, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 33, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 4B, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 56, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 54, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 58, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 65, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 67, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 40, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 69, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 68, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 70, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 66, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 74, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 77, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 81, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 82, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 83, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 84, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 80, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 37, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 75, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 76, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 71, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 72, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 73, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 34, with or without inflammation, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 78, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 79, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 85, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 86, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 87, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 88, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 89, hearing loss, autosomal dominant 90, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 91
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
19 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
9 uncertain significance, 4 likely pathogenic, 4 pathogenic, 2 benign
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1705342 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.595A>G (p.Arg199Gly) | LMX1A | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1723178 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.622C>T (p.Arg208Ter) | LMX1A | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 812515 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.721G>C (p.Val241Leu) | LMX1A | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 812516 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.290G>C (p.Cys97Ser) | LMX1A | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1687337 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.331del (p.Gln111fs) | LMX1A | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2503455 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.937C>T (p.Arg313Ter) | LMX1A | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3601196 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.596G>A (p.Arg199Lys) | LMX1A | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4813826 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.390_391delinsAT (p.Lys131Ter) | LMX1A | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1805025 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.581G>T (p.Arg194Leu) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2433492 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.874G>A (p.Ala292Thr) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2664708 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.317T>G (p.Phe106Cys) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 3355759 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.581G>A (p.Arg194His) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3377593 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.915T>G (p.Ser305Arg) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3602621 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.683T>A (p.Leu228Gln) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3891582 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.45C>G (p.Ile15Met) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4685531 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.550G>A (p.Gly184Arg) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4845259 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.589C>T (p.Arg197Cys) | LMX1A | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1252147 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.349C>T (p.Leu117=) | LMX1A | Benign | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1294826 | NM_177398.4(LMX1A):c.1050T>C (p.Asp350=) | LMX1A | Benign | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 7 · Orphanet: 0 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)
the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.
| Gene | Classification | Inheritance | Disease | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | Definitive | Autosomal dominant | autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss | 7 |
Cohort genes → proteins
1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 1 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | HGNC:6653 | ENSG00000162761 | Q8TE12 | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-alpha | gencc,clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-alpha | Acts as a transcriptional activator by binding to an A/T-rich sequence, the FLAT element, in the insulin gene promoter. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 0 · Druggable fraction: 0.0
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcription factor | 1 | 8.3× | 0.121 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | Transcription factor | no | HD, Znf_LIM, Homeodomain-like_sf |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 1 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| apex of heart | 1 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 1 |
| sperm | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | 92 | tissue_specific | yes | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, sperm, apex of heart |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| LMX1A | 1,202 |
Structural data
PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | Q8TE12 | 3 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 0. Enrichment computed across 1 evidence-associated genes (0 with Reactome annotation).
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| olfactory behavior | 1 | 1872.4× | 0.006 | LMX1A |
| midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation | 1 | 1203.7× | 0.006 | LMX1A |
| dentate gyrus development | 1 | 624.1× | 0.006 | LMX1A |
| dopaminergic neuron differentiation | 1 | 624.1× | 0.006 | LMX1A |
| cerebellum development | 1 | 358.6× | 0.007 | LMX1A |
| synapse organization | 1 | 280.9× | 0.007 | LMX1A |
| negative regulation of neuron differentiation | 1 | 271.8× | 0.007 | LMX1A |
| regulation of cell growth | 1 | 221.7× | 0.008 | LMX1A |
| memory | 1 | 183.2× | 0.008 | LMX1A |
| locomotory behavior | 1 | 179.3× | 0.008 | LMX1A |
| neuron differentiation | 1 | 100.3× | 0.013 | LMX1A |
| axon guidance | 1 | 90.6× | 0.013 | LMX1A |
| positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 | 14.9× | 0.072 | LMX1A |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 | 11.7× | 0.086 | LMX1A |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 1
Druggability breadth: 0 of 1 evidence-associated genes (0%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | 0 | 0 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 1; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
0 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 0 | |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 1 | LMX1A |
Undrugged target profiles
1 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| LMX1A | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 0.
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: LMX1A