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Connexin26 mutations associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Sept 2000
Park H J, Hahn S H, Chun Y M, Park K, Kim H N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the GJB2 gene are a major cause of autosomal recessive and sporadic types of congenital deafness. The 35delG mutation is the most frequent type of mutation in white populations. However, several other forms were reported, such as 167delT among Ashkenazi Jews and R143W in Africans. The present study investigated the mutations of connexin26 (Cx26) found in patients with nonsyndromic hearing...
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