Autosomal Recessive and Sporadic Non Syndromic Hearing Loss and the Incidence of Cx26 Mutations in a Province of Iran

Despite the enormous heterogeneity of genetic hearing loss, mutations in the GJB2 (connexin 26) gene located on “DFNB1” locus (13q12) account for up to 50% of cases of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in some populations. This study describes the analysis of 100 autosomal rece...

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Main Authors: M Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori, M Montazer Zohour, L Hoghooghi Rad, H Pour-Jafari, DD Farhud, M Dolati, K Safa Chaleshtori, R Sasanfar, A Hosseinipour, L Andonian, A Tolouei, M Ghadami, MA Patton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/2167.pdf&manuscript_id=2167