Screening of Connexin 26 in Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss

Abstract Introduction The first locus for nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss is on chromosome 13q11–22. The 35delG mutation is present in 80% of cases in which GJB2 is involved, which makes the study of this mutation very important. The viability and benefits of screening for...

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Main Authors: Danielle Moreira, Daniela da Silva, Priscila Lopez, Jair Cortez Mantovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1373783