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GJB2 (connexin 26) mutations are not a major cause of hearing loss in the Indonesian population.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2005
Snoeckx Rikkert L, Djelantik Bulantrisna, Van Laer Lut, Van de Heyning Paul, Van Camp Guy
Abstract excerpt
Although hereditary hearing loss is a very heterogeneous disorder, variants in one gene, GJB2 (connexin 26), account for up to 50% of autosomal recessive nonsyndromal sensorineural hearing loss in most populations. This study investigates the contribution of GJB2 to autosomal recessive nonsyndromal hearing loss in the Indonesian population. We performed DNA sequence analysis in 120 patients with profound early...
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