Article
[Prospects for genetic hearing loss screening: 35delG mutation tracking in a newborn population].
Jornal de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Piatto Vânia B, Oliveira Camila A, Alexandrino Fabiana, Pimpinati Carla J, Sartorato Edi L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of the 35delG mutation in a newborn population, with specific molecular testing, and to evaluate the prospects for genetic neonatal screening for hearing impairment. POPULATION AND METHOD: 233 newborn were evaluated at the Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, SP, for molecular analysis of the 35delG mutation in the connexin 26 gene, with the reaction technique in...
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