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Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes analysis of DFNB1 locus in Chinese sporadic hearing impairment population.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Jul 2009
Cheng Hong-bo, Chen Zhi-bin, Wei Qing-jun, Lu Ya-jie, Xing Guang-qian, Cao Xin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The DFNB1 locus, which contains the gap junction beta-2 (GJB2) and gap junction beta-6 (GJB6) genes, plays a key role in the nonsyndromic and sporadic hearing impairment. Mutations of DFNB1 result in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment (ARNSHI). Previous researches hav...
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