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Clinical comparison of hearing-impaired patients with DFNB1 against heterozygote carriers of connexin 26 mutations.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Apr 2011
Lipan Michael, Ouyang Xiaomei, Yan Denise, Angeli Simon, Du Li Lin, Liu Xue-Zhong
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study is to assess clinical characteristics of individuals with nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSSNHL) with genetic mutations in GJB2 and/or GJB6. We describe and compare one group with biallelic mutations against a group of heterozygote mutation carriers. METHODS: A total of 350 patients between the ages of 3 months and 80 years referred to a tertiary care outpatient otology...
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