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[A new locus for an autosomal dominant, non-syndromic hearing impairment (DFNA57) located on chromosome 19p13.2 and overlapping with DFNB15].
HNO - 1 Feb 2008
Bönsch D, Schmidt C M, Scheer P, Bohlender J, Neumann C, am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen A, Deufel T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-syndromic hearing loss is the most genetically heterogeneous trait known in humans. To date, 54 loci for autosomal dominant non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSSHL) have been identified by linkage analysis. METHODS: In this study a German pedigree has been identified segregating a progressive bilateral loss of lower and middle frequencies. RESULTS: A genome-wide screening and linkage...
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