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A genotype-phenotype correlation with gender-effect for hearing impairment caused by TECTA mutations.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2004
Pfister Markus, Thiele Holger, Van Camp Guy, Fransen Erik, Apaydin Fazil, Aydin Omer, Leistenschneider Peter, Devoto Marcella, Zenner Hans-Peter, Blin Nikolaus, Nürnberg Peter, Ozkarakas Haluk, Kupka Susan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alpha-tectorin is a noncollagenous component of the tectorial membrane which plays an essential role in auditory transduction. In several DFNA12 families mutations in TECTA, the gene encoding alpha-tectorin, were shown to cause hearing impairment (HI) with different phenotypes depending on the location of the mutation. METHODS/RESULTS: Here we report a Turkish family displaying autosomal dominant...
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