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A common frameshift mutation and other variants in GJB4 (connexin 30.3): Analysis of hearing impairment families.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2002
López-Bigas Núria, Melchionda Salvatore, Gasparini Paolo, Borragán Alfonso, Arbonés Maria Lourdes, Estivill Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in GJB1, GJB2, GJB3 and GJB6 are involved in hearing impairment. GJB2, GJB3 and GJB6 are also mutated in patients with hyperproliferative skin disorders. The human GJB4 gene has been deduced in silico and a mutation in a family with erythrokeratodermia variabilis has been reported. We describe here the analysis of the GJB4 gene in hearing impairment patients and control subjects. We have identified a...
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