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Phenotypic variability of CLDN14 mutations causing DFNB29 hearing loss in the Pakistani population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Bashir Zil-e-Huma, Latief Noreen, Belyantseva Inna A, Iqbal Farheena, Riazuddin S Amer, Amer Riazuddin Sheikh, Khan Shaheen N, Friedman Thomas B, Riazuddin Sheikh, Riazuddin Saima
Abstract excerpt
Human hereditary deafness at the DFNB29 locus on chromosome 21q22.1 is caused by recessive mutations of CLDN14, encoding claudin 14. This tight junction protein is tetramembrane spanning that localizes to the apical tight junctions of organ of Corti hair cells and in many other tissues. Typically, the DFNB29 phenotype is characterized by prelingual, bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss. The goal of this study...
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