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GJB2 mutations in patients with non-syndromic hearing loss from Northeastern Hungary.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2004
Tóth Tímea, Kupka Susan, Haack Birgit, Riemann Kathrin, Braun Simone, Fazakas Ferenc, Zenner Hans-Peter, Muszbek László, Blin Nikolaus, Pfister Markus, Sziklai István
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the GJB2 gene encoding the gap-junction protein connexin 26 have been identified in many patients with childhood hearing impairment (HI). One single mutation, c.35delG, accounts for the majority of mutations in Caucasian patients with HI. In the present study we screened 500 healthy control individuals and a group of patients with HI from Northeastern Hungary for GJB2 mutations. The patients' group...
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