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Mutation Spectrum of Common Deafness-Causing Genes in Patients with Non-Syndromic Deafness in the Xiamen Area, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Jiang Yi, Huang Shasha, Deng Tao, Wu Lihua, Chen Juan, Kang Dongyang, Xu Xiufeng, Li Ruiyu, Han Dongyi, Dai Pu
Abstract excerpt
In China, approximately 30,000 babies are born with hearing impairment each year. However, the molecular factors causing congenital hearing impairment in the Xiamen area of Fujian province have not been evaluated. To provide accurate genetic testing and counseling in the Xiamen area, we investigated the molecular etiology of non-syndromic deafness in a deaf population from Xiamen. Unrelated students with hearing...
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