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Non-syndromic hearing impairment in a multi-ethnic population of Northeastern Brazil.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jul 2013
Manzoli Gabrielle N, Abe-Sandes Kiyoko, Bittles Alan H, da Silva Danniel S D, Fernandes Luciene da C, Paulon Roberta M C, de Castro Iza Cristina S, Padovani Carla M C A, Acosta Angelina X
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: There are many hearing impaired individuals in Monte Santo, a rural municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil, including multiple familial cases strongly suggestive of a genetic aetiology. METHODS: The present study investigated 81 subjects with hearing impairment (HI) recruited from 36 families. Mutations often associated with HI, i.e. the DFNB1 mutations c.35delG in GJB2, deletions...
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