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The genetic bases for non-syndromic hearing loss among Chinese.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Ouyang Xiao Mei, Yan Denise, Yuan Hui Jun, Pu Dai, Du Li Lin, Han Don Yi, Liu Xue Zhong
Abstract excerpt
Deafness is an etiologically heterogeneous trait with many known genetic, environmental causes or a combination thereof. The identification of more than 120 independent genes for deafness has provided profound new insights into the pathophysiology of hearing. However, recent findings indicate that a large proportion of both syndromic and non-syndromic forms of deafness in the Chinese population are caused by...
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