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Prevalence of the c.35delG and p.W24X mutations in the GJB2 gene in patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss from North-West Romania.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Apr 2010
Lazăr C, Popp R, Trifa A, Mocanu C, Mihut G, Al-Khzouz C, Tomescu E, Figan I, Grigorescu-Sido P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In Central and South-Eastern European countries, the most frequent mutation types responsible for congenital nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHL) are c.35delG and p.W24X (15-55.8% and 2.5-4.3%, respectively). The aim of the study was to determine for the first time in Romania the prevalence of c.35delG and p.W24X mutations in patients with NSHL. MATERIAL: 75 unrelated children with NSHL from...
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