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[Connexin26 and -30 in the Cochlea and their clinical relevance].
Laryngo- rhino- otologie - 1 Dec 2001
Lautermann J, Gabriel H D, Kupsch P, Winterhager E, Jahnke K
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INTRODUCTION: Gap junction channels consist of different connexin proteins and play an important role in the physiology of hearing. Connexin26 and connexin30 have been demonstrated in the inner ear by immunohistochemistry and Northern Blot analysis. Mutations in the genes for connexin26 and connexin30 have been described to be responsible for non-syndromic hearing loss. METHODS: We investigated the prevalence of...
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