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Mitochondrial mutations in maternally inherited hearing loss.
BMC medical genetics - 20 Mar 2017
Mutai Hideki, Watabe Takahisa, Kosaki Kenjiro, Ogawa Kaoru, Matsunaga Tatsuo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations m.1555A > G and m.3243A > G are the primary causes of maternally inherited sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), several other mtDNA mutations are also reported to be associated with SNHL. METHODS: Screening of m.1555A > G and m.3243A > G mutations was performed for 145 probands. Nine probands fulfilled the following criteria: 1) bilateral and symmetric...
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