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Mitochondrial DNA mutations in patients with postlingual, nonsyndromic hearing impairment.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2005
Jacobs Howard T, Hutchin Timothy P, Käppi Timo, Gillies Greta, Minkkinen Kia, Walker John, Thompson Karen, Rovio Anja T, Carella Massimo, Melchionda Salvatore, Zelante Leopoldo, Gasparini Paolo, Pyykkö Ilmari, Shah Zahid H, Zeviani Massimo, Mueller Robert F
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial mutations have previously been reported anecdotally in families with maternally inherited, nonsyndromic hearing impairment. To ascertain the contribution of mitochondrial mutations to postlingual but early-onset, nonsyndromic hearing impairment, we screened patients collected from within two different populations (southern Italy and UK) for previously reported mtDNA mutations associated with hearing...
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