First molecular screening of deafness in the Altai Republic population

• Main Authors: Claustres Mireille (Author), Osipova Ludmila (Author), Tadinova Vera (Author), Pallares-Ruiz Nathalie (Author), Posukh Olga (Author), Roux Anne-Françoise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We studied the molecular basis of NSHL in Republic of Altai (South Siberia, Russia). The Altaians are the indigenous Asian population of the Altai Mountain region considered as a melting-pot and a dispersion center for world-wide hum...