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Mutation detection in GJB2 gene among Malays with non-syndromic hearing loss.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Aug 2012
Zainal Siti Aishah, Md Daud Mohd Khairi, Abd Rahman Normastura, Zainuddin Zafarina, Alwi Zilfalil
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To identify the mutations in the GJB2 gene and to determine its association with non-syndromic hearing loss in Malays. METHODS: A comparative cross sectional study was conducted on a group of children from the deaf schools and the normal schools. A total of 91 buccal cell samples of non-syndromic hearing loss and 91 normal hearing children were taken. Polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the...
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