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Cochlear implantation effect on deaf children with gap junction protein beta 2 gene mutation.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Apr 2013
Kong Ying, Liu Sha, Wang Su-Ju, Li Shu-Jing, Liang Shuang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The popularization and promotion of gene diagnosis technology makes it possible to detect deafness genes for children with congenital hearing impairment, and the proportion of gap junction protein beta 2 (GJB2) gene mutations in cochlear implant patients is 26.5%. We did follow-up evaluation on auditory rehabilitation effect for all 31 deaf children with GJB2 gene mutation after cochlear implantation...
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