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This genomic architecture underlies the mechanism by which these deletions occur.\n CATSPER2<\/jats:italic>\n and\n STRC<\/jats:italic>\n are expressed in the sperm and inner ear, respectively, consistent with the phenotype in persons homozygous for this deletion. A deletion of this region has been reported in one other family segregating male infertility and sensorineural deafness. We have identified three families segregating an autosomal recessive contiguous gene deletion syndrome characterised by deafness and sperm dysmotility. 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