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Identities and frequencies of mutations of the otoferlin gene (OTOF) causing DFNB9 deafness in Pakistan.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Choi B Y, Ahmed Z M, Riazuddin S, Bhinder M A, Shahzad M, Husnain T, Riazuddin S, Griffith A J, Friedman T B
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in OTOF, encoding otoferlin, cause non-syndromic recessive hearing loss. The goal of our study was to define the identities and frequencies of OTOF mutations in a model population. We screened a cohort of 557 large consanguineous Pakistani families segregating recessive, severe-to-profound, prelingual-onset deafness for linkage to DFNB9. There were 13 families segregating deafness consistent with...
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