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A sensitive and convenient method for clinical detection of non-syndromic hearing loss-associated common mutations.
Gene - 10 Sept 2017
Yuan Er-Feng, Xia Wei, Huang Jing-Tao, Hu Ling, Liao Xing, Dai Xiang, Liu Song-Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The majority of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) patients result from causative mutations in GJB2, SLC26A4 and mitochondrial 12S rRNA genes. Accurate detection of these genetic mutations is increasingly recognized for its clinical significance to reduce incidence and guide individual treatment of NSHL. Current methods for clinical practice are labor intensive, expensive or of low sensitivity....
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