Genomic Studies in a Large Cohort of Hearing Impaired Italian Patients Revealed Several New Alleles, a Rare Case of Uniparental Disomy (UPD) and the Importance to Search for Copy Number Variations

Genomic Studies in a Large Cohort of Hearing Impaired Italian Patients Revealed Several New Alleles, a Rare Case of Uniparental Disomy (UPD) and the Importance to Search for Copy Number Variations

Hereditary hearing loss (HHL) is a common disorder characterized by a huge genetic heterogeneity. The definition of a correct molecular diagnosis is essential for proper genetic counseling, recurrence risk estimation, and therapeutic options. From 20 to 40% of patients carry mutations in GJB2 gene,...

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Main Authors: Anna Morgan, Stefania Lenarduzzi, Stefania Cappellani, Vanna Pecile, Marcello Morgutti, Eva Orzan, Sara Ghiselli, Umberto Ambrosetti, Marco Brumat, Poornima Gajendrarao, Martina La Bianca, Flavio Faletra, Enrico Grosso, Fabio Sirchia, Alberto Sensi, Claudio Graziano, Marco Seri, Paolo Gasparini, Giorgia Girotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
targeted re-sequencing
SNP arrays
hereditary hearing loss
italian families
molecular diagnosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00681/full

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