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The role and spectrum of SLC26A4 mutations in Iranian patients with autosomal recessive hereditary deafness.
International journal of audiology - 1 Feb 2015
Yazdanpanahi Nasrin, Tabatabaiefar Mohammad Amin, Bagheri Nader, Azadegan Dehkordi Fatemeh, Farrokhi Effat, Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori Morteza
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and types of SLC26A4 mutations and the relevant phenotypes in a series of Iranian deaf patients. DESIGN: A descriptive laboratory study. STUDY SAMPLE: One hundred and twenty-one families including 60 unrelated patients and 61 unrelated multiplex families with autosomal recessive deafness were included. In the 61 multiplex families, linkage was conducted for short tandem...
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