Genetic Linkage Analysis of DFNB3, DFNB9 and DFNB21 Loci in GJB2 Negative Families with Autosomal Recessive Non-syndromic Hearing Loss

Background: Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) is the most common hereditary form of deafness, and exhibits a great deal of genetic heterogeneity. So far, more than seventy various DFNB loci have been mapped for ARNSHL by linkage analysis. The contribution of three common DFNB l...

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Main Authors: Marjan MASOUDI, Najmeh AHANGARI, Ali Akbar POURSADEGH ZONOUZI, Ahmad POURSADEGH ZONOUZI, Azim NEJATIZADEH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/6804