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The carrier rate and mutation spectrum of genes associated with hearing loss in South China hearing female population of childbearing age.
BMC medical genetics - 29 May 2013
Yin Aihua, Liu Chang, Zhang Yan, Wu Jing, Mai Mingqin, Ding Hongke, Yang Jiexia, Zhang Xiaozhuang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Given that hearing loss occurs in 1 to 3 of 1,000 live births and approximately 90 to 95 percent of them are born into hearing families, it is of importance and necessity to get better understanding about the carrier rate and mutation spectrum of genes associated with hearing impairment in the general population. METHODS: 7,263 unrelated women of childbearing age with normal hearing and without family...
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