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Genetic Basis of Nonsyndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Sub-Saharan Afr...
Caroça, C; de Matos, TM; Ribeiro, D; Lourenço, V; Martins, T; Campelo, P; Fialho, G; Silva, SN; Paço, J; Caria, HelenaHearing loss (HL) is a common condition with both genetic and environmental causes, and it greatly impacts global health. The prevalence of HL is reportedly higher in developing countries such as the Sub-Saharan African island of São Tomé and Príncipe, where the deaf community is estimated to be less than 1% of the population. We investigated the role of the DFNB1 locus (GJB2 and GJB6 genes) in the etiology of ...
Date: 2016
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