Profile of Iranian GJB2 Mutations in Young Population with Novel Mutation

AbstractObjective(s)Despite the enormous heterogeneity of genetic hearing loss, most non-syndromic hearing losses are caused by mutations in the GJB2 gene. We aimed to characterize the mutation profiles of 100 Iranian deaf patients that were under 10 years old.Materials and MethodsPatients were test...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Falah, Massoud Houshmand, Susan Akbaroghli, Saeid Mahmodian, Yaser Ghavami, Mohammad Farhadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2011-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mums.ac.ir/shares/basic_medical/basicmedjou/2011/may/a3.pdf