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Clinical and genetic features of nonsyndromic autosomal dominant sensorineural hearing loss: KCNQ4 is a gene responsible in Japanese.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Akita J, Abe S, Shinkawa H, Kimberling W J, Usami S
Abstract excerpt
Sixteen Japanese nonsyndromic autosomal dominant sensorineural hearing loss (ADSNHL) families were investigated clinically as well as genetically. Most families showed postlingual hearing loss. Although the severity of their hearing loss varied, most patients showed mild-moderate sensorineural hearing loss of a progressive nature. Mutation analysis was performed for the MYO7A, KCNQ4, and GJB3 genes, which are...
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