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Identification of novel variants in the Cx29 gene of nonsyndromic hearing loss patients using buccal cells and restriction fragment length polymorphism method.
Audiology & neuro-otology - 1 Jan 2010
Wang Wen-Hung, Yang Jiann-Jou, Lin Yen-Chun, Yang Jen-Tsung, Chan Chien-Hui, Li Shuan-Yow
Abstract excerpt
The crucial role of gap junctions, which are composed of connexin (Cx) protein, in auditory functions has been confirmed by numerous studies. Cx29 is a relatively new member of the Cx protein family. In this article, we report variants of the Cx29 gene in 253 unrelated Taiwanese patients with non...
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