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

• Main Authors: Marjan MASOUDI (Author), Najmeh AHANGARI (Author), Ali Akbar POURSADEGH ZONOUZI (Author), Ahmad POURSADEGH ZONOUZI (Author), Azim NEJATIZADEH (Author)
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• Udgivet: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...