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DFNB16 is a frequent cause of congenital hearing impairment: implementation of STRC mutation analysis in routine diagnostics.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2015
Vona B, Hofrichter M A H, Neuner C, Schröder J, Gehrig A, Hennermann J B, Kraus F, Shehata-Dieler W, Klopocki E, Nanda I, Haaf T
Abstract excerpt
Increasing attention has been directed toward assessing mutational fallout of stereocilin (STRC), the gene underlying DFNB16. A major challenge is due to a closely linked pseudogene with 99.6% coding sequence identity. In 94 GJB2/GJB6-mutation negative individuals with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHL), we identified two homozygous and six heterozygous deletions, encompassing the STRC region by...
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