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Prevalence of GJB2 (CX26) gene mutations in south Iranian patients with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2012
Hashemi Seyed Basir, Ashraf Mohamad Javad, Saboori Mohamad, Azarpira Negar, Darai Masumeh
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hearing loss is a genetically heterogeneous disorder. Mutations in connexin 26 (CX26), are a major cause in many countries and are largely dependent on ethnic groups. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of GJB2 mutations among affected individuals from south of Iran. Fifty patients presenting with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss from Fars, province in south of Iran,...
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