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GJB2 gene mutations in newborns with non-syndromic hearing impairment in Northern China.
Hearing research - 1 Nov 2004
Shi Gui-zhi, Gong Lu-xia, Xu Xiao-hu, Nie Wen-ying, Lin Qian, Qi Yi-sheng
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in GJB2 account for the majority of recessive forms of prelingual hearing loss. However, in most previous studies it was not possible to distinguish between congenital (present at birth) and non-congenital prelingual hearing loss. In the present study, the frequency of GJB2 alleles in 20 newborns with bilateral severe-to-profound non-syndromic hearing impairment (NSHI) who were found at birth through...
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