[Screening of common deafness gene mutations in 17 000 Chinese newborns from Chengdu based on microarray analysis].

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2014.05.001

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[Screening of common deafness gene mutations in 17 000 Chinese newborns from Chengdu based on microarray analysis].

Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2014

Lyu Kangmo, Xiong Yehua, Yu Hao, Zou Ling, Ran Longrong, Liu Deshun, Yin Qin, Xu Yingwen, Fang Xue, Song Zuling, Huang Lijia, Tan Dayong, Zhang Zhiwei

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OBJECTIVE: To achieve early diagnosis for inheritable hearing loss and determine carrier rate of deafness causing gene mutations in order to provide information for premarital, prenatal and postnatal genetic counseling. METHODS: A total of 17 000 dried heel blood spots of normal newborns in Chengdu were collected with informed consent obtained from their parents. Genomic DNA was extracted from dried blood spots...

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