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mtDNA mutations, hearing loss and aminoglycoside treatment in Mexicans.
Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Meza G, Torres-Ruíz N M, Tirado-Gutiérrez C, Aguilera P
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UNLABELLED: Streptomycin and aminoglycoside derivatives are commonly used to treat tuberculosis and other stubborn infections; these drugs may alter auditory and/or vestibular function. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA have been associated with hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides; no studies have been conducted in Mexicans, which are very prone to such alterations because aminoglycosides have been prescribed...
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