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BanI/D13S141/D13S175 represents a novel informative haplotype at the GJB2 gene region in the Iranian population.
Cellular and molecular neurobiology - 1 Jul 2011
Rezaei Halimeh, Vallian Sadeq
Abstract excerpt
Non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHL) represents the most common cause of hearing loss in the Iranian patients. In view of the large numbers of mutations identified in GJB2, mutations analysis of the gene has been time-consuming and cost-ineffective. Alternatively, molecular markers that are highly linked to the GJB2 gene have proven to be useful in carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis of NSHL...
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