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Prevalence of GJB2 causing recessive profound non-syndromic deafness in Japanese children.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Feb 2011
Hayashi Chieri, Funayama Manabu, Li Yuanzhe, Kamiya Kazusaku, Kawano Atsushi, Suzuki Mamoru, Hattori Nobutaka, Ikeda Katsuhisa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: GJB2 (gap junction protein, beta 2, 26kDa: connexin 26) is a gap junction protein gene that has been implicated in many cases of autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness. Point and deletion mutations in GJB2 are the most frequent cause of non-syndromic deafness across racial groups. To clarify the relation between profound non-syndromic deafness and GJB2 mutation in Japanese children, we performed...
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