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Molecular etiology of non-dominant, non-syndromic, mild-to-moderate childhood hearing impairment in Chinese Hans.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2014
Chai Yongchuan, Pang Xiuhong, Chen Dongye, Li Lei, Chen Ying, Sun Lianhua, Wang Xiaowen, Wu Hao, Yang Tao
Abstract excerpt
Childhood hearing impairment (HI) is genetically heterogeneous. Compared with the severe-to-profound HI, the molecular etiology of mild-to-moderate HI in children has been less well characterized, especially for those not inherited in the dominant mode. In this study, we recruited 114 probands with non-dominant, non-syndromic, mild-to-moderate childhood HI. Sequencing of GJB2, SLC26A4, and MTRNR1 identified...
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