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Analysis of mitochondrial alterations in Brazilian patients with sensorineural hearing loss using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
BMC medical genetics - 26 May 2016
Alves Rogério Marins, da Silva Costa Sueli Matilde, do Amôr Divino Miranda Paulo Mauricio, Ramos Priscila Zonzini, Marconi Thiago Gibbin, Santos Oliveira Gisele, Castilho Arthur Menino, Sartorato Edi Lúcia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been associated with aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic deafness in different populations. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of mutations in mitochondrial genes to the etiology of hearing loss in a Brazilian sample. METHODS: Using mass spectrometry genotyping technology, combined with direct sequencing, 50 alterations previously...
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