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PDZD7 and hearing loss: More than just a modifier.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2015
Booth Kevin T, Azaiez Hela, Kahrizi Kimia, Simpson Allen C, Tollefson William T A, Sloan Christina M, Meyer Nicole C, Babanejad Mojgan, Ardalani Fariba, Arzhangi Sanaz, Schnieders Michael J, Najmabadi Hossein, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
Deafness is the most frequent sensory disorder. With over 90 genes and 110 loci causally implicated in non-syndromic hearing loss, it is phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous. Here, we investigate the genetic etiology of deafness in four families of Iranian origin segregating autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL). We used a combination of linkage analysis, homozygosity mapping, and a...
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