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Study of modifiers factors associated to mitochondrial mutations in individuals with hearing impairment.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 3 Apr 2009
de Moraes Vanessa Cristine Sousa, Alexandrino Fabiana, Andrade Paula Baloni, Câmara Marília Fontenele, Sartorato Edi Lúcia
Abstract excerpt
Hearing impairment is the most prevalent sensorial deficit in the general population. Congenital deafness occurs in about 1 in 1000 live births, of which approximately 50% has hereditary cause in development countries. Non-syndromic deafness can be caused by mutations in both nuclear and mitochon...
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