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Postlingual hearing loss as a mitochondrial 3243A>G mutation phenotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Iwanicka-Pronicka Katarzyna, Pollak Agnieszka, Skórka Agata, Lechowicz Urszula, Pajdowska Magdalena, Furmanek Mariusz, Rzeski Maciej, Korniszewski Lech, Skarżyński Henryk, Płoski Rafał
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of isolated hearing loss (HL) associated with the m.3243A>G mutation is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and heteroplasmy level of the m.3243A>G mutation in a large group of Polish patients with postlingual bilateral sensorineural HL of unidentified cause. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A molecular search was undertaken in the archival blood DNA of 1482...
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