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Progressive sensorineural hearing impairment in maternally inherited diabetes mellitus and deafness (MIDD).
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 1 Sept 2006
Hendrickx Jan-Jaap, Mudde Aart H, 't Hart Leen M, Huygen Patrick L M, Cremers Cor W R J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the progression of hearing impairment (HI) and audiological features in patients with the mitochondrial A to G mutation in the tRNA(LEU(RUU)) gene at position 3,243 associated with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness. DESIGN: Retrospective phenotype genotype family study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Six adult family members with the mitochondrial tRNA(LEU(RUU)) gene...
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