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[Preimplantaion genetic diagnosis of hearing loss with 35delG mutation in GJB2 gene - preliminary report].
Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Liss Joanna, Mirecka Agata, Kitowska Kamila, Lukaszuk Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: 35delG mutation in GJB2 gene is the most frequent mutation in genetic hearing loss. The carrier screening for 35delG mutation to identify affected newborns is at the moment relatively inexpensive method for deafness diagnosis. The casual treatment of DFNB1 is impossible. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a method allowing transfer mutation free embryos and successful pregnancies. It's an...
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