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Identification of novel CDH23 heterozygous variants causing autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss.
Genes & genomics - 1 Mar 2025
Liao Baoqiong, Xie Wuming, Liu Rutian, Zhang Qi, Xie Ting, Jia Dan, He Shuwen, Huang Hailong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hearing loss adversely impacts language development, acquisition, and the social and cognitive maturation of affected children. The hearing loss etiology mainly includes genetic factors and environmental factors, of which the former account for about 50-60%. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the genetic basis of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) by identifying and...
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- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Cadherin Related Proteins
- Cadherins
- Deafness
- Exome Sequencing
