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Investigation of the mtDNA mutations in Syrian families with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Oct 2018
Moassass Faten, Al-Halabi Bassel, Nweder Mohamad Sayah, Al-Achkar Walid
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hearing loss is a common sensory disorder, and at least 50% of cases are due to a genetic etiology. Several mitochondrial DNA mutations (mtDNA) have been reported to be associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in different population. However, There is no previous available data about the frequency of mtDNA mutations as etiology for deafness in Syrian. The aim of present study is to investigate...
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