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Profound, prelingual nonsyndromic deafness maps to chromosome 10q21 and is caused by a novel missense mutation in the Usher syndrome type IF gene PCDH15.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2009
Doucette Lance, Merner Nancy D, Cooke Sandra, Ives Elizabeth, Galutira Dante, Walsh Vanessa, Walsh Tom, MacLaren Linda, Cater Tracey, Fernandez Bridget, Green Jane S, Wilcox Edward R, Shotland Lawrence I, Shotland Larry, Li Xiaoyan Cindy, Li X C, Lee Ming, King Mary-Claire, Young Terry-Lynn
Abstract excerpt
We studied a consanguineous family (Family A) from the island of Newfoundland with an autosomal recessive form of prelingual, profound, nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. A genome-wide scan mapped the deafness trait to 10q21-22 (max LOD score of 4.0; D10S196) and fine mapping revealed a 16...
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