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Auditory neuropathy-optic atrophy syndrome

ORPHA:542585· ICD-10 E88.8

Definition

A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by bilateral auditory neuropathy and optic atrophy. Patients present hearing and visual impairment in the first or second decade of life, while psychomotor development is normal. Bilateral retinitis pigmentosa has been reported in association.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adolescent, Childhood, Infancy