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Connexin 26 mutations in cases of sensorineural deafness in eastern Austria.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2002
Frei Klemens, Szuhai Károly, Lucas Trevor, Weipoltshammer Klara, Schöfer Christian, Ramsebner Reinhard, Baumgartner Wolf-Dieter, Raap Anton K, Bittner Reginald, Wachtler Franz J, Kirschhofer Karin
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the connexin 26 (Cx26) gene (GJB2) are associated with autosomal nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. This study describes mutations in the Cx26 gene in cases of familial and sporadic hearing loss (HL) by gene sequencing and identifies the allelic frequency of the most common mutation leading to HL (35delG) in the population of eastern Austria. For this purpose we have developed and applied a...
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