Article
Common molecular etiology of patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss in Tibetan, Tu nationality, and Mongolian patients in the northwest of China.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Sept 2013
Yang Xiao-Long, Bai-Cheng Xu, Chen Xing-Jian, Pan-Pan Bian, Jian-Li Ma, Xiao-Wen Liu, Zhang Zhe-Wen, Wan Du, Zhu Yi-Ming, Guo Yu-Fen
Abstract excerpt
CONCLUSION: In the northwest of China, the prevalence of mutations of the three prominent deafness-related genes, GJB2, SLC26A4, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 12S rRNA, among Tibetan, Tu nationality, and Mongolian subjects is high, at 19%, 28.57%, and 21.05%, respectively. Molecular genetic screening for these mutations and genetic counseling are effective methods to prevent the occurrence of hereditary hearing...
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