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WFS1 and GJB2 mutations in patients with bilateral low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Sept 2017
Kasakura-Kimura Natsuko, Masuda Masatsugu, Mutai Hideki, Masuda Sawako, Morimoto Noriko, Ogahara Noboru, Misawa Hayato, Sakamoto Hirokazu, Saito Koichiro, Matsunaga Tatsuo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the prevalence of specific gene mutations associated with a certain audiometric configuration facilitates clinical assessment of patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). WFS1 is responsible for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 6/14/38 and is the most frequent genetic cause of low-frequency SNHL (LFSNHL); however, the exact prevalence of WFS1 mutations in LFSNHL is unknown....
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