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Nuclear and mitochondrial genes mutated in nonsyndromic impaired hearing.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 May 2005
Finsterer Josef, Fellinger Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Half of the cases with congenital impaired hearing are hereditary (HIH). HIH may occur as part of a multisystem disease (syndromic HIH) or as disorder restricted to the ear and vestibular system (nonsyndromic HIH). Since nonsyndromic HIH is almost exclusively caused by cochlear defects, affected patients suffer from sensorineural hearing loss. One percent of the total human genes, i.e. 300-500, are estimated to...
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