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Clinical application of a custom AmpliSeq library and ion torrent PGM sequencing to comprehensive mutation screening for deafness genes.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Apr 2015
Nishio Shin-Ya, Hayashi Yoshiharu, Watanabe Manabu, Usami Shin-Ichi
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BACKGROUND: Congenital hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders, with 50-70% of cases attributable to genetic causes. Although recent advances in the identification of deafness genes have resulted in more accurate molecular diagnosis, leading to the better determination of suitable clinical interventions, difficulties remain with regard to clinical applications due to the extreme genetic...
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