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Genomic analysis of inherited hearing loss in the Palestinian population.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Aug 2020
Abu Rayyan Amal, Kamal Lara, Casadei Silvia, Brownstein Zippora, Zahdeh Fouad, Shahin Hashem, Canavati Christina, Dweik Dima, Jaraysa Tamara, Rabie Grace, Carlson Ryan J, Gulsuner Suleyman, Lee Ming K, Avraham Karen B, Walsh Tom, King Mary-Claire, Kanaan Moien N
Abstract excerpt
The genetic characterization of a common phenotype for an entire population reveals both the causes of that phenotype for that place and the power of family-based, population-wide genomic analysis for gene and mutation discovery. We characterized the genetics of hearing loss throughout the Palestinian population, enrolling 2,198 participants from 491 families from all parts of the West Bank and Gaza. In...
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