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GJB2 mutation spectrum in 209 hearing impaired individuals of predominantly Caribbean Hispanic and African descent.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jun 2010
Shan Jidong, Chobot-Rodd Janie, Castellanos Raquel, Babcock Melanie, Shanske Alan, Parikh Sanjay R, Morrow Bernice E, Samanich Joy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to determine whether Caribbean Hispanic and African admixture populations have a paucity of mutations in GJB2, encoding connexin 26. METHODS: We reported the paucity of mutations in GJB2 and deletions in GJB6 in Caribbean Hispanic and African admixture populations in the Bronx, NY, in 2007 [1]. We have now collected 102 additional probands with non-syndromic sensorineural...
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