Article
Frequency of mtDNA A1555G and A7445G mutations among children with prelingual deafness in Turkey.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2003
Tekin M, Duman T, Boğoçlu G, İncesulu A, Çomak E, Fitoz S, Yılmaz E, İlhan I, Akar N
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Considerable differences on the frequencies of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA A1555G and tRNA(Ser(UCN)) A7445G mutations have been reported in different populations. Our screening of 168 patients coming from independent Turkish families with prelingual sensorineural non-syndromic deafness revealed three deaf children with A1555G (1.8%) but no examples of A7445G. One proband with the mitochondrial A1555G...
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