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[Genetic analysis of family constellation for cochlear implant recipients].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Nov 2008
Zhang Chu-Qin, Chen Bo-Bei, Huang Jia-Yun, Sun Dong-Mei, Chen Ying-Ying, Xiang Song-Jie, Guan Min-Xin
Abstract excerpt
GJB2, SLC26A4 (PDS) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been associated with sensorineural hearing loss. In the present study, the clinical, genetic and molecular analysis of 14 cochlear implant recipients and their parents was studied from April 2006 to September 2007. Of the 14 subjects, 35.7% had gene mutations; 28.6% had homozygous GJB2 235delC mutation, whose parents carried heterozygous GJB2 235delC...
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