Frequency of GJB2 mutations in patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss from an ethnically characterized Brazilian population
Introduction: In different parts of the world, mutations in the GJB2 gene are associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss, and the homozygous 35delG mutation (p.Gly12Valfs*2) is a major cause of hereditary hearing loss. However, the 35delG mutation is not equally prevalent across ethnicities, making i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869417301945 |