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Exome sequencing identifies a novel CEACAM16 mutation associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNA4B in a Chinese family.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2015
Wang Honghan, Wang Xinwei, He Chufeng, Li Haibo, Qing Jie, Grati Mhamed, Hu Zhengmao, Li Jiada, Hu Yiqiao, Xia Kun, Mei Lingyun, Wang Xingwei, Yu Jianjun, Chen Hongsheng, Jiang Lu, Liu Yalan, Men Meichao, Zhang Hailin, Guan Liping, Xiao Jingjing, Zhang Jianguo, Liu Xuezhong, Feng Yong
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss (ADNSHL/DFNA) is a highly genetically heterogeneous disorder. Hitherto only about 30 ADNSHL-causing genes have been identified and many unknown genes remain to be discovered. In this research, genome-wide linkage analysis mapped the disease locus to a 4.3 Mb region on chromosome 19q13 in SY-026, a five-generation nonconsanguineous Chinese family affected by late-onset...
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