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An update of common autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss genes in Iranian population.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jun 2017
Ghasemnejad Tohid, Shekari Khaniani Mahmoud, Zarei Fatemeh, Farbodnia Mina, Mansoori Derakhshan Sima
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal-recessive genes are responsible for about 80% of the hereditary non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) cases. In Iran, due to consanguineous marriages, NSHL is the second most frequent disability after intellectual disability, occurring one in 16 individuals. Enormous heterogeneity in the genetic pathology of hearing loss causes a major challenge in identification of responsible genes. In Iran, GJB2 is...
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