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[Audiologic and molecular screening for hearing loss by 35delG mutation in connexin 26 gene and congenital cytomegalovirus infection].
Archivos argentinos de pediatria - 1 Dec 2011
Streitenberger Edgardo Raúl, Suárez Ariel Ignacio, Masciovecchio María Verónica, Laurnagaray Diana, Alda Ernesto
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Hearing loss may be attributed to genetic and environmental factors. Mutations in the gene of the CX26 protein (connexin 26), are responsible for 30-80% of all cases of non-syndromic profound hearing loss. The 35delG is the most frequent variant in the caucasian population. As to environmental factors, the cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the main cause of congenital infection. OBJECTIVES: To determine the...
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