Pattern of connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations
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Christoph Hamelmann; Geoffrey K. Amedofu; Katrin Albrecht; Birgit Muntau; Annett
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Mutations of the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) were studied in 365 apparently unrelated individuals with profound nonsyndromic, sensorineural hearing impairment from Ghana, West Africa. Among 121 mutated chromosomes found, 110 carried the previously described R143W mutation. A total of 6 novel mutations: