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Novel connexin 30 and connexin 26 mutational spectrum in patients with progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
The Journal of laryngology and otology - 1 Aug 2012
Battelino S, Repič Lampret B, Zargi M, Podkrajšek K Trebušak
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the gap junction protein beta-2 gene ('GJB2') are known to be responsible for mild to profound congenital and late-onset hearing loss. This study aimed to investigate the molecular basis of progressive hearing loss compared with non-progressive hearing loss. METHODS: Following clinical otorhinolaryngological evaluation, a genetic analysis was performed in a cohort of 72 patients with...
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