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Genetic mutations in non-syndromic deafness patients of Uyghur and Han Chinese ethnicities in Xinjiang, China: a comparative study.
Journal of translational medicine - 14 Sept 2011
Chen Yu, Tudi Mayila, Sun Jie, He Chao, Lu Hong-Li, Shang Qing, Jiang Di, Kuyaxi Pilidong, Hu Bin, Zhang Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The deafness-associated gene mutation profile varies greatly among regions and races. Due to the multi-ethnic coalition of over one thousand years, non-syndromic deafness (NSD) patients of Uyghur ethnicity may exhibit a unique deafness-associated gene mutation spectrum as compared to Han Chinese deaf population. METHODS: In order to characterize nine loci of four deafness-associated genes of Uyghur...
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