Determination of the carrier frequency o
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Katrien Storm; Sandra Willocx; Kris Flothmann; Guy Van Camp
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Mutations in the gene GJB2, encoding the gap-junction protein connexin-26, have been shown to be a major cause of nonsyndromic recessive deafness (NSRD). A single mutation in the GJB2 gene accounts for the majority of NSRD in many different populations. This mutation represents a deletion of a guani