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Predictive factors and outcomes of cochlear implantation in patients with connexin 26 mutation: a comparative study.
American journal of otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Rayess Hani M, Weng Catherine, Murray Gail S, Megerian Cliff A, Semaan Maroun T
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To compare hearing outcomes in patients with connexin 26 (Cx 26) mutations undergoing cochlear implantation to age matched controls and to examine whether age at implantation, gender and type of mutation were correlated with hearing outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective chart review of 21 patients with Cx 26 mutations that underwent cochlear implantation compared to 18 age-matched controls....
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