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Mono-allelic mutations of SLC26A4 is over-presented in deaf patients with non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Aug 2015
Pang Xiuhong, Chai Yongchuan, Chen Penghui, He Longxia, Wang Xiaowen, Wu Hao, Yang Tao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Recessive mutations of SLC26A4 are the major cause of hearing impairment associated with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA). In a significant percentage of non-syndromic EVA patients, however, only mono-allelic mutations of SLC26A4 can be identified. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether presence of mono-allelic mutations of SLC26A4 in those patients was coincidental or etiologically associated...
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