OTOS
Description
The OTOS (otospiralin) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 2.
Otos is a gene that encodes a protein called Otospiralin. This protein is thought to be involved in the development and function of the inner ear. Mutations in the OTOS gene can cause hearing loss.
Otos may play a critical role in maintaining the health and survival of the sensory cells within the inner ear, which are essential for hearing.
OTOS is also known as OTOSP.
Associated Diseases
- hearing loss, autosomal dominant 75
- hearing loss, autosomal dominant 77
- hearing loss, autosomal dominant 80
- autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia-blindness-deafness syndrome
- autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 4
- cochleosaccular degeneration-cataract syndrome
- X-linked hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with hearing loss
- Pendred syndrome
- choroideremia-deafness-obesity syndrome
