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Genetic heterogeneity in GJB2, COL4A3, ATP6V1B1 and EDNRB variants detected among hearing impaired families in Morocco.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2022
AitRaise Imane, Amalou Ghita, Bousfiha Amale, Charoute Hicham, Rouba Hassan, Abdelghaffar Houria, Bonnet Crystel, Petit Christine, Barakat Adbelhamid
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BACKGROUND: Deafness is the most prevalent human sensorineural defect. It may occur as a result of an external auditory canal involvement, or a deficiency in the sound conduction mechanism, or an impairment of the cochlea, the cochlear nerve or central auditory perception. The genetic causes are the most common, as approximately 70% of hearing disorders are of hereditary origin, divided into two groups, syndromic...
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