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GJB2 gene mutations causing familial hereditary deafness in Turkey.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Dec 2003
Bayazit Yildirim A, Cable Benjamin B, Cataloluk Osman, Kara Cengiz, Chamberlin Parker, Smith Richard J H, Kanlikama Muzaffer, Ozer Enver, Cakmak Ecir Ali, Mumbuc Semih, Arslan Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in Connexin 26 (Cx26) play an important role in autosomal non-syndromic hereditary hearing loss. In this study, our objective was to find out the significance of Cx26 mutations in Turkish families who had hereditary deafness. Fourteen families who had at least two prelingually deaf chil...
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