Genomic Studies in a Large Cohort of Hearing Impaired Italian Patients Revealed Several New Alleles, a Rare Case of Uniparental Disomy (UPD) and the Importance to Search for Copy Number Variations

Hereditary hearing loss (HHL) is a common disorder characterized by a huge genetic heterogeneity. The definition of a correct molecular diagnosis is essential for proper genetic counseling, recurrence risk estimation, and therapeutic options. From 20 to 40% of patients carry mutations in GJB2 gene,...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Anna, Lenarduzzi, Stefania, Cappellani, Stefania, Pecile, Vanna, Morgutti, Marcello, Orzan, Eva, Ghiselli, Sara, Ambrosetti, Umberto, Brumat, Marco, Gajendrarao, Poornima, La Bianca, Martina, Faletra, Flavio, Grosso, Enrico, Sirchia, Fabio, Sensi, Alberto, Graziano, Claudio, Seri, Marco, Gasparini, Paolo, Girotto, Giorgia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Genetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6309105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30622556
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00681

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