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Noninvasive Test for Mitochondrial DNA A1555G Mutation Associated with Deafness.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2017
Fan Wenlu, Zhu Yi, Tang Xiaowen, Xue Ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The homoplasmic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) A1555G mutation in the highly conserved decoding site of 12S rRNA has been associated with aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic hearing loss in many families worldwide. The A1555G mutation detection is an important part of hearing screening. At present, blood samples are the most common source of genomic DNA. However, drawing blood is invasive for...
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