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Two families with nonsyndromic low-frequency hearing loss harbor novel mutations in Wolfram syndrome gene 1.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2005
Gürtler Nicolas, Kim Yuil, Mhatre Anand, Schlegel Christoph, Mathis Adolf, Daniels Robert, Shelton Clough, Lalwani Anil K
Abstract excerpt
Although hereditary hearing loss is highly heterogeneous, only a few loci have been implicated with low-frequency hearing loss. Mutations in one single gene, Wolfram syndrome 1 (WFS1), have been reported to account for most familial cases with this type of hearing impairment. This study was conducted to determine the cause of nonsyndromic low-frequency hereditary hearing impairment in two large families. Two...
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