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Genetic heterogeneity of congenital hearing impairment in Algerians from the Ghardaïa province.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Sept 2018
Talbi Sonia, Bonnet Crystel, Riahi Zied, Boudjenah Farid, Dahmani Malika, Hardelin Jean-Pierre, Wong Jun Tai Fabienne, Louha Malek, Ammar-Khodja Fatima, Petit Christine
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BACKGROUND: Consanguinity rate is high in Algeria, and the population is thus at high risk for genetic diseases transmitted on an autosomal recessive mode. Inherited congenital hearing impairment (HI) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, which affects approximately 1 in 800 Algerian newborns. Several hundreds of genes responsible for deafness have been reported among which more than one hundred are responsible for...
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