Genetic spectrum of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in Pakistani families.

The frequency of inherited bilateral autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in Pakistan is 1.6/1000 individuals. More than 50% of the families carry mutations in GJB2 while mutations in MYO15A account for about 5% of recessive deafness. In the present study a cohort of 30 ARNSHL fam...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Sobia Shafique, Saima Siddiqi, Margit Schraders, Jaap Oostrik, Humaira Ayub, Ammad Bilal, Muhammad Ajmal, Celia Zazo Seco, Tim M Strom, Atika Mansoor, Kehkashan Mazhar, Syed Tahir A Shah, Alamdar Hussain, Maleeha Azam, Hannie Kremer, Raheel Qamar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065008?pdf=render