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Spectrum of GJB2 mutations causing deafness in the British Bangladeshi population.
Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery - 1 Aug 2008
Bajaj Y, Sirimanna T, Albert D M, Qadir P, Jenkins L, Bitner-Glindzicz M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) (the gene encoding the protein Connexin 26) have been found to be a major cause of non-syndromic sensorineural recessive deafness. The mutations in GJB2 causing hearing impairment vary in different populations. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and spectrum of GJB2 mutations in prelingual deafness in a population of Bangladeshi origin in the...
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