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Unique penetrance of hearing loss in a five-generation Chinese family with the mitochondrial 12S rRNA 1555A > G mutation.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Sept 2011
Men Meichao, Jiang Lu, Wang Honghan, Liu Yalan, Hu Zhengmao, He Chufeng, Feng Yong
Abstract excerpt
CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of the complete mtDNA genome and X-linkage of this five-generation Chinese family revealed that the 1555A > G mutation may lead to deafness. OBJECTIVES: Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been found to be associated with sensorineural hearing loss. However, the variable clinical phenotype and incomplete penetrance of mtDNA 1555A > G-induced hearing loss complicate our understanding...
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