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Prevalence of the 35delG mutation in deaf South Brazilian infants submitted to cochlear implantation.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Feb 2012
da Motta Luiz Henrique Campos, Félix Têmis Maria, de Souza Liliane Todeschini, Lavinsky-Wolff Michelle, Costa-Motta Fabiana Moura, de Faria Mauren Rocha, Lavinsky Luiz
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of 35delG mutation in GJB2 gene in patients with prelingual deafness of no defined etiology whose underwent cochlear implant in the Otolaryngology Department at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and compare the speech recognition index using an open-set of sentences according to the presence or absence of the 35delG mutation. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested in a...
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