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Connexin mutation testing of children with nonsyndromic, autosomal recessive sensorineural hearing loss.
The Journal of otolaryngology - 1 Jun 2004
Thomas Mary Ann, Der Kaloustian Vazken M, Tewfik Ted L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The etiology of hearing loss is heterogeneous and falls into the two broad categories of genetic and environmental. In the genetic subgroup, 70% are non syndromic. Fifty percent of nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness is due to a mutation in the connexin 26 gene. This article presents the detection rate of connexin mutations in a multiethnic Canadian population. METHODS: A study of patients with...
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