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Whole exome sequencing identifies rare coding variants in novel human-mouse ortholog genes in African individuals diagnosed with non-syndromic hearing impairment.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2021
Oluwole Oluwafemi G, Esoh Kevin K, Wonkam-Tingang Edmond, Manyisa Noluthando, Noubiap Jean Jacques, Chimusa Emile R, Wonkam Ambroise
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Physiologically, the human and murine hearing systems are very similar, justifying the extensive use of mice in experimental models for hearing impairment (HI). About 340 murine HI genes have been reported; however, whether variants in all human-mouse ortholog genes contribute to HI has been rarely investigated. In humans, nearly 120 HI genes have been identified to date, with GJB2 and GJB6 variants accounting...
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