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SUBMITTER: Cengiz FB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679420 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 20170808
<h4>Objectives</h4>The genetics of sensorineural hearing loss is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity. Despite this heterogeneity, DNA variants found within SLC26A4 have been reported to be the second most common contributor after those of GJB2 in many populations.<h4>Methods</h4>Whole exome sequencing and/or Sanger sequencing of SLC26A4 in 117 individuals with sensorineural hearing loss with or without inner ear anomalies but not with goiter from Turkey, Iran, and Mexico were perform ...[more]