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In search of genetic markers for nonsyndromic deafness in Africa: a study in Cameroonians and Black South Africans with the GJB6 and GJA1 candidate genes.

Omics : a journal of integrative biology - 1 Jul 2014

Bosch Jason, Lebeko Kamogelo, Nziale Jean Jacques Noubiap, Dandara Collet, Makubalo Nomlindo, Wonkam Ambroise

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Deafness is the most common sensory disability in the world and has a variety of causes. Globally, mutations in GJB2 have been shown to play a major role in nonsyndromic deafness, but this has not been seen in Africans. Two other connexin genes, GJB6 and GJA1, have been implicated in hearing loss but have seldom been investigated in African populations. We set out to investigate the role of genetic variation in...

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PMID: 24785695
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0166
PMCID: PMC4086242

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