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The c.42_52del11 mutation in TPRN and progressive hearing loss in a family from Pakistan.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Bashir Rasheeda, Imtiaz Ayesha, Fatima Amara, Alam Afzaal, Naz Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
The DFNB79 locus harbors TPRN mutations in which have been reported in a few families with deafness. Four frameshift mutations in TPRN have been described to cause severe or severe-to-profound hearing loss in Moroccan and Pakistani families, and a single frameshift mutation was associated with progressive hearing loss in deaf individuals in a Dutch family. We identified a Pakistani family in which the affected...
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