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Gene screening facilitates diagnosis of complicated symptoms: A case report.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Dec 2017
Duan Hong, Zhang Di, Cheng Jing, Lu Yu, Yuan Huijun
Abstract excerpt
Gene mutation has an important role in disease pathogenesis; therefore, genetic screening is a useful tool for diagnosis. The present study screened pathogenic genes, ectodysplasin A (EDA) and lamin A/C (LMNA), in a patient with suspected syndromic hearing impairment and various other symptoms including tooth and skin abnormalities. Large‑scale sequencing of 438 deafness‑associated genes and whole‑genome...
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