GJB2 and GJB6 Mutations in Non-Syndromic Childhood Hearing Impairment in Ghana

GJB2 and GJB6 Mutations in Non-Syndromic Childhood Hearing Impairment in Ghana

Our study aimed to investigate GJB2 (connexin 26) and GJB6 (connexin 30) mutations associated with non-syndromic childhood hearing impairment (HI) as well as the environmental causes of HI in Ghana. Medical reports of 1,104 students attending schools for the deaf were analyzed. Families segregating...

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Main Authors: Samuel M. Adadey, Noluthando Manyisa, Khuthala Mnika, Carmen de Kock, Victoria Nembaware, Osbourne Quaye, Geoffrey K. Amedofu, Gordon A. Awandare, Ambroise Wonkam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
hearing impairment
genetics
GJB2 and GJB6
Ghana
Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00841/full

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