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Compound heterozygous variants of the SLC26A4 gene in a Chinese family with enlarged vestibular aqueducts.
BMC medical genomics - 8 Jul 2022
He Xiaohui, Zhao Shaozhi, Shi Lin, Lu Yitong, Yang Yintong, Zhang Xinwen
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BACKGROUND: To investigate the genetic causes of hearing loss in patients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA), the SLC26A4-related genotypes and phenotypes were analyzed. SLC26A4 gene is closely associated with EVA and its homozygous mutations or compound heterozygous mutations may cause deafness and strongly affect quality of life. METHODS: The patients who came to our hospital for hearing test and...
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