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Frequency of the recessive 30delG mutation in the GJB2 gene in Northeast-Hungarian individuals and patients with hearing impairment.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2001
Tóth T, Kupka S, Esmer H, Zeissler U, Sziklai I, Zenner H P, Blin N, Pfister M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the GJB2 gene, which encodes a gap junction protein (connexin 26) account for up to 50% of cases of congenital autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment. A single mutation, 30delG, is responsible for 70% of this autosomal recessive hearing loss in Europe. This study describes the 30delG mutation analysis of 23 Hungarian families (64 individuals) with at least two subjects with congenital...
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