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Population-Specific Mutational Spectrum of Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Croatian Roma: Implications for Clinical Genetics.
Genes - 16 Apr 2026
Kutija Fučkar Iva, Zajc Petranović Matea, Martinović Klarić Irena, Peričić Salihović Marijana, Barać Lauc Lovorka
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Hearing impairment is a highly prevalent sensory disorder resulting from a variety of causes. A high proportion of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment is linked to the GJB2 (OMIM 121011) gene which encodes for a gap junction protein, connexin-26. Alterations of genes that encode for connexins can lead to changes in cell ion content and cause hearing impairment. METHODS:...
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