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MRPS18CP2 alleles and DEFA3 absence as putative chromosome 8p23.1 modifiers of hearing loss due to mtDNA mutation A1555G in the 12S rRNA gene.
BMC medical genetics - 21 Dec 2007
Ballana Ester, Mercader Josep Maria, Fischel-Ghodsian Nathan, Estivill Xavier
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations account for at least 5% of cases of postlingual, nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Among them, mutation A1555G is frequently found associated with aminoglycoside-induced and/or nonsyndromic hearing loss in families presenting with extremely variable...
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