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[Analysis of genetic mutation in patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss received cochlear implant].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 24 Apr 2007
Tian Yong-sheng, Chen Xiao-wei, Cao Ke-li, Chen Dong-ye, Zuo Jin, Fang Fu-de
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of mutations of the gap junction protein (GJB) 2 and mitochondria 12SrRNA in patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss who received cochlear implant. METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood samples obtained from 100 Chinese patients who had received cochlear implantation, 96 with prelingual hearing loss and 4 with postlingual hearing loss, all very...
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