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Residual Hearing in DFNB1 Deafness and Its Clinical Implication in a Korean Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kim So Young, Kim Ah Reum, Han Kyu Hee, Kim Min Young, Jeon Eun-Hee, Koo Ja-Won, Oh Seung Ha, Choi Byung Yoon
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The contribution of Gap junction beta-2 protein (GJB2) to the genetic load of deafness and its mutation spectra vary among different ethnic groups. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the mutation spectrum and audiologic features of patients with GJB2 mutations were evaluated with a specific focus on residual hearing. METHODS: An initial cohort of 588 subjects from 304 families with varying degrees of hearing...
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