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[Hereditary hearing loss due to mutations in the connexin-26 gene].
Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift - 25 Jul 2000
Weigell-Weber M, Schinzel A, Hergersberg M
Abstract excerpt
Hearing loss is a frequent disease with an estimated incidence of 1:1000 in children. Hereditary hearing loss is characterised by enormous genetic heterogeneity, which makes diagnosis difficult. Approximately 50% of the Caucasian patients with autosomal recessive inherited hearing loss carry mutations in the connexin-26 gene on chromosome 13. Standard screening procedures such as SSCP (single strand conformation...
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