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Mutation in gap and tight junctions in patients with non-syndromic hearing loss.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 17 Jul 2009
Belguith Hanen, Tlili Abedelaziz, Dhouib Houria, Ben Rebeh Imen, Lahmar Imed, Charfeddine Ilhem, Driss Nabil, Ghorbel Abdelmonem, Ayadi Hammadi, Masmoudi Saber
Abstract excerpt
Biallelic mutations in the GJB2, GJB3, GJB6 and CLDN14 genes have been implicated in autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment (ARNSHI). Moreover, a large number of GJB2 heterozygous patients was reported. The phenotype was in partly justified by the occurrence of two deletions including GJB6. We analysed GJB2, GJB6, GJB3 and CLDN14 in 102 Tunisian patients with ARNSHI. The deletions del(GJB6-D13S1830)...
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