Biology:DFNY1

Short description: Genetic element in the species Homo sapiens

Generic protein structure example

Deafness, Y-linked 1 (DFNY1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DFNY1 gene. Y-linked hearing impairment (DFNY1, MIM 400043) is one of the few Mendelian disorders showing Y-linkage in humans.

Further reading

• "The large Chinese family with Y-linked hearing loss revisited: clinical investigation". Acta Oto-Laryngologica 129 (6): 638–43. June 2009. doi:10.1080/00016480802216347. PMID 18720061. 
• "Y-linked inheritance of non-syndromic hearing impairment in a large Chinese family". Journal of Medical Genetics 41 (6): e80. June 2004. doi:10.1136/jmg.2003.012799. PMID 15173246.