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Prevalence of the GJB2 mutations and the del(GJB6-D13S1830) mutation in Brazilian patients with deafness.
Hearing research - 1 Oct 2004
Belintani Piatto Vânia, Maria Goloni Bertollo Eny, Lúcia Sartorato Edi, Victor Maniglia José
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of sensorineural non-syndromic deafness in different populations. One specific mutation, 35delG, has accounted for the majority of the mutations detected in the GJB2 gene in many countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of GJB2 mutations and the del(GJB6-D13S1830) mutation in non-syndromic deaf Brazilians. The 33 unrelated probands were...
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