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Cochlear implantation in children with congenital X-linked deafness due to novel mutations in POU3F4 gene.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology - 1 Dec 2010
Stankovic Konstantina M, Hennessey Ann Marie, Herrmann Barbara, Mankarious Leila A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We report novel mutations in the POU3F4 gene resulting in congenital X-linked deafness DFN3, and describe the results of cochlear implantation in 4 boys (3 siblings) followed for an average of 3.5 years. METHODS: The diagnosis of DFN3 was made in infant boys on the basis of the radiologic criteria of an underdeveloped modiolus, a wide cochlear fossette, and the presence of all cochlear turns. The...
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