Screening of 10 DFNB Loci Causing Autosomal Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss in Two Iranian Populations Negative for GJB2 Mutations

• Main Authors: Mahbobeh KOOHIYAN (Author), Somayeh REIISI (Author), Fatemeh AZADEGAN-DEHKORDI (Author), Mansoor SALEHI (Author), Hamidreza ABTAHI (Author), Morteza HASHEMZADEH-CHALESHTORI (Author), Mohammad Reza NOORI-DALOII (Author), Mohammad Amin TABATABAIEFAR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL), one of the global public health concerns, is marked by a high degree of genetic heterogeneity. The role of GJB2, as the most common cause of ARNSHL, is only <20% in the Iranian population. Here, we aimed to determine the relativ...