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Sensorineural hearing loss and the incidence of Cx26 mutations in Austria.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2001
Löffler J, Nekahm D, Hirst-Stadlmann A, Günther B, Menzel H J, Utermann G, Janecke A R
Abstract excerpt
A clinical evaluation and Cx26 mutation analysis was performed in 92 consecutive patients with sensorineural hearing loss in order to delineate the spectrum of genetically caused hearing loss. Among patients of Austrian origin, 53% were classified with hereditary hearing loss. Cx26 mutations were found in 26% of NSHL patients (40% of familial vs 18% of sporadic cases). The mutation 35delG accounted for 52.8% of...
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