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A novel variant in MITF in a child from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau with autosomal dominant inheritance of nonsyndromic hearing loss: A case report.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Apr 2018
Zhang Zhen, Chen Quan-Dong, Zhao Li-Ping, Ma Jing, Zhang Tie-Song, Pang Jing-Xue, Li Yang-Fang, Wang Mei-Fen, Wang Ai-Ping, Tang Li, Li Li-Jun, He Wen-Ji, Gu Huaiyu
Abstract excerpt
Deafness and hearing loss may have functional, economic, social and emotional impacts on humans, including the ability of an individual to communicate with others, feelings of isolation and frustration, and health sector costs. The World Health Organization reported that there are 32 million children worldwide with hearing loss. In order to investigate genetic mutations in children of 26 nationalities with...
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