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The proband\u2019s mother who had a mild phenotype was suggested the possibility of mosaicism by WES (\u223c120\u00d7), and the ultra-deep targeted sequencing (\u223c20,000\u00d7) was used for detecting low-level mosaic variants which provided accurate recurrence-risk estimates and genetic counseling. In addition, the analysis of protein structure indicated that the structural stability and permeability of the connexin 26 (Cx26) gap junction channel may be disrupted by the p.R75P variant. Through retrospective analysis, it is detected that the junction of extracellular region-1 (EC1) and transmembrane region-2 (TM2) is a variant hotspot for PPKDFN, such as p.R75. 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