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DFNB68, a novel autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment locus at chromosomal region 19p13.2.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2006
Santos Regie Lyn P, Hassan Muhammad Jawad, Sikandar Shaheen, Lee Kwanghyuk, Ali Ghazanfar, Martin Protacio E, Wambangco Michael Angelo L, Ahmad Wasim, Leal Suzanne M
Abstract excerpt
From a large collection of families with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment (NSHI) from Pakistan, linkage has been established for two unrelated consanguineous families to 19p13.2. This new locus was assigned the name DFNB68. A 10 cM genome scan and additional fine mapping were carried out using microsatellite marker loci. Linkage was established for both families to DFNB68 with maximum...
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