Article
[The mutation 35delG of the gene of the connexin 26 is a frequent cause of autosomal-recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in Morocco].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 May 2007
Ratbi I, Hajji S, Ouldim K, Aboussair N, Feldmann D, Sefiani A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Mutations of the connexin 26 gene, GJB2, are the most common cause of non syndromic autosomal-recessive hearing loss. One of the GJB2 mutations, the 35delG, is recurrent in European and Mediterranean populations with allelic frequency of at least 70% in patients with hearing loss caused by GJB2 impairment. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of the 35delG mutation in non-syndromic...
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