Connexin 26 and connexin 30 mutations in children with nonsyndromic hearing loss.

Objectives/hypothesis: Mutations in the connexin 26 (Cx26) or gap junction beta 2 gene are the leading cause of hereditary nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss in Caucasians. The Cx26 coding region of 68 children with nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss was sequenced to determine the frequenc...

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Published in:Laryngoscope Vol. 114; no. 4; pp. 607 - 612
Main Authors: Erbe, Christy B, Harris, Kevin C, Runge-Samuelson, Christina L, Flanary, Valerie A, Wackym, Phillip Ashley
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2004
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