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Prevalence of the A1555G (12S rRNA) and tRNASer(UCN) mitochondrial mutations in hearing-impaired Brazilian patients.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Feb 2006
Abreu-Silva R S, Lezirovitz K, Braga M C C, Spinelli M, Pirana S, Della-Rosa V A, Otto P A, Mingroni-Netto R C
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial mutations are responsible for at least 1% of the cases of hereditary deafness, but the contribution of each mutation has not yet been defined in African-derived or native American genetic backgrounds. A total of 203 unselected hearing-impaired patients were screened for the presence of the mitochondrial mutation A1555G in the 12S rRNA gene and mutations in the tRNASer(UCN) gene in order to assess...
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