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Genetic characteristics in children with cochlear implants and the corresponding auditory performance.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Jun 2011
Wu Chen-Chi, Liu Tien-Chen, Wang Shih-Hao, Hsu Chuan-Jen, Wu Che-Ming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To explore the genetic characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and to correlate the auditory performance after implantation to the genetic diagnosis of children with CIs. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. METHODS: Mutations of four common deafness-associated genes, GJB2, SLC26A4, the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, and OTOF, were screened in 743 unrelated children with...
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