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Absence of GJB3 and GJB6 mutations in Moroccan familial and sporadic patients with autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Nov 2008
Nahili Halima, Ridal Mohamed, Boulouiz Redouane, Abidi Omar, Imken Laila, Rouba Hassan, Alami Mohammed Noureddine, Chafik Abdelaziz, Hassar Mohammed, Barakat Abdelhamid
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Deafness is an etiologically heterogeneous trait with a wide variety of genetic and environmental causes. It is generally considered that genetic factors account for at least half of all cases of profound congenital deafness, which can be classified in two categories - dominant or recessive - according to the mode of inheritance and in two types - syndromic or non-syndromic - according to the presence...
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