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Meta-analysis of GJB2 mutation 35delG frequencies in Europe.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2001
Lucotte G, Mercier G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding connexin-26 (specified GJB2) have been shown to be a major cause of nonsyndromic recessive deafness (NSRD), and a single mutation 35delG in the GJB2 gene accounts for the majority of cases of NSRD. This mutation was screened in France and in other European populations by a reliable PCR method. We present here a meta-analysis of the 35delG frequencies in 4123 random controls from 20...
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