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Truncating mutation of the DFNB59 gene causes cochlear hearing impairment and central vestibular dysfunction.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2007
Ebermann Inga, Walger Martin, Scholl Hendrik P N, Charbel Issa Peter, Lüke Christoph, Nürnberg Gudrun, Lang-Roth Ruth, Becker Christian, Nürnberg Peter, Bolz Hanno J
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a consanguineous family from Morocco segregating autosomal recessive congenital progressive hearing loss (ARNSHL) and retinal degeneration. Detailed clinical investigation of the six siblings revealed combined severe cone-rod dystrophy (CORD) and severe/profound hearing impairment in two of them, while there is isolated CORD in three and nonsyndromic profound hearing loss in one. We therefore...
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