Article
Screening of the mitochondrial A1555G mutation in patients with sensorineural hearing loss.
Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Maniglia Luciano Pereira, Moreira Bruna Carolina Lemos, da Silva Magali Aparecida Orate Menezes, Piatto Vânia Belintani, Maniglia José Victor
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The A1555G mitochondrial mutation is the main alteration associated with aminoglycoside-induced deafness. AIM: to investigate the prevalence of the A1555G mutation in patients sensorineural hearing loss patients with and without aminoglycosides antibiotic use. MATERIAL AND METHOD: a study of 27 cases with deafness as the sample, and 100 neonates with normal hearing as the control group. DNA was...
Topics
- Adult
- Aminoglycosides
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
- Humans
- Male
