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GJB2 mutations in deaf population of Ilam (Western Iran): a different pattern of mutation distribution.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 1 May 2016
Mahdieh Nejat, Mahmoudi Hamdollah, Ahmadzadeh Soleiman, Bakhtiyari Salar
Abstract excerpt
Hearing loss is the most common sensory defect caused by heterogeneous factors. Up to now, more than 60 mutations in genes have been documented for nonsyndromic hearing loss. Hence, finding the causal gene in affected families could be a laborious and time-consuming process. GJB2 mutations, here, were investigated among deaf subjects of Ilam for the first time. In this study, we studied 62 unrelated patients with...
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