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Mutations in the first MyTH4 domain of MYO15A are a common cause of DFNB3 hearing loss.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Apr 2009
Shearer A Eliot, Hildebrand Michael S, Webster Jennifer A, Kahrizi Kimia, Meyer Nicole C, Jalalvand Khadijeh, Arzhanginy Sanaz, Kimberling William J, Stephan Dietrich, Bahlo Melanie, Smith Richard J H, Najmabadi Hossein
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To use clinical and genetic analyses to determine the mutation causing autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) segregating in two consanguineous Iranian families. STUDY DESIGN: Family study. METHODS: Members of each family received otologic and audiometric examination for the type and extent of hearing loss. Linkage mapping using Affymetrix 50K GeneChips and short tandem repeat (STRP)...
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