Tietz syndrome

Tietz syndrome
Other namesHypopigmentation-deafness syndrome
Tietz syndrome has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
SpecialtyPediatrics 

Tietz syndrome, also called Tietz albinism-deafness syndrome or albinism and deafness of Tietz, is an autosomal dominant congenital disorder characterized by deafness and leucism. It is caused by a mutation in the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) gene. Tietz syndrome was first described in 1963 by Walter Tietz (1927–2003) a German Physician working in California.

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