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The DFNB1 subtype of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment.
Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) - 1 Jun 2011
del Castillo Francisco J, del Castillo Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
Inherited hearing impairment is a frequent and highly heterogeneous condition. Among the different subtypes of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment, DFNB1 is remarkable for its high frequency in most populations. It is caused by mutations in the coding region or splice-sites of the GJB2 gene, or by mutations affecting regulatory sequences that are essential for the expression of this gene. GJB2...
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