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Non-syndromic deafness associated with a mutation and a polymorphism in the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene in a large Zairean pedigree.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 1996
Matthijs G, Claes S, Longo-Mbenza B, Cassiman J J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary non-syndromic deafness has been associated with a point mutation in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. We present data from deaf individuals in 12 nuclear families originating from a small village in Zaire. The patients have a sudden-onset and profound, bilateral sensorineural deafness with a highly variable age of onset. Inheritance is compatible with a mitochondrial DNA defect. Sequencing of the...
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