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Deafness due to A1555G mitochondrial mutation without use of aminoglycoside.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Jun 2004
Matsunaga Tatsuo, Kumanomido Hiroshi, Shiroma Masae, Ohtsuka Akihiro, Asamura Kenji, Usami Shin-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The objective was to clarify the characteristics of deafness associated with the A1555G mutation within mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene in the absence of aminoglycoside exposure. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical and genetic studies in family members with the A1555G mitochondrial mutation were performed. METHODS: The subjects were 123 maternally related members of a large Japanese family with the...
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