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Prevalence of GJB2-associated deafness and outcomes of cochlear implantation in Iran.
The Journal of laryngology and otology - 1 May 2011
Daneshi A, Hassanzadeh S, Emamdjomeh H, Mohammadi S H, Arzhangi S, Farhadi M, Najmabadi H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of mutations in the coding exon of the GJB2 gene in Iranian children with cochlear implants, and to compare the outcomes of auditory perception and speech production in cochlear-implanted children with and without GJB2 mutation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and sixty-six prelingually deaf children who had undergone cochlear implantation at the Iranian Cochlear...
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