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[Familial susceptibility to aminoglycoside ototoxicity due to the A1555G mutation in the mitochondrial DNA].
Medicina clinica - 12 Jul 2003
Gallo-Terán Jaime, Morales-Angulo Carmelo, del Castillo Ignacio, Moreno-Pelayo Miguel Angel, Mazón Angel, Moreno Felipe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The A1555G mutation in the mitochondrial genome causes sensorineural hearing loss and familial aminoglycoside ototoxicity. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Screening for the A1555G mutation was performed on 72 patients with nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. RESULTS: The A1555G mutation was identified in 15 patients (20.8%). All of them presented maternal relatives with deafness. Individuals...
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