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Spectrum of genetic changes in patients with non-syndromic hearing impairment and extremely high carrier frequency of 35delG GJB2 mutation in Belarus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Danilenko Nina, Merkulava Elena, Siniauskaya Marina, Olejnik Olga, Levaya-Smaliak Anastasia, Kushniarevich Alena, Shymkevich Andrey, Davydenko Oleg
Abstract excerpt
The genetic nature of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has so far been studied for many ethnic groups in various parts of the world. The single-nucleotide guanine deletion (35delG) of the GJB2 gene coding for connexin 26 was shown to be the main genetic cause of autosomal recessive deafness amon...
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