Relative frequency of GJB2 gene mutations in autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) patients in Lorestan population

Background: Congenital hearing loss due to different genetic and environmental causes affects 1 in 1000 newborns. Mutations in the GJB2 (Gap Junction Beta-2) gene encoding the gap junction protein connexin 26 have been established as the main cause of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss....

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Main Authors: mitra Sapahvand, kimia Kahrizi, ahmad Daneshi, marziye Mohseni, yaser Riazalhosseini, niloofar Bazazzadegan, hosein Najmabadi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Lorestan University of Medical Science 2007-01-01
Series:Yafteh
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Online Access:http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-312&slc_lang=en&sid=1