GJB2 Mutations Screening in Autosomal Recessive Non-Syndrome Deaf Patients of Khouzestan Province

• Main Authors: Kimia Kahrizi (Author), Ali Sajjadi (Author), Marzieh Mohseni (Author), Yaser Riaz-el Hosseini (Author), Hossein Najm-Abadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2006-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Hereditary Hearing loss (HHL) affects one in 1000-2000 newborns and more than 50% of these cases, the loss has a genetic basis. About 70% of HHL is non-syndromic with autosomal recessive forms accounting for ~85% of the genetic load. To date, more than 100 locus estimated for this kind of...