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Mutation spectrum of non‐syndromic hearing loss in the UAE, a retrospective cohort study and literature review

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Hearing loss (HL) is a heterogeneous condition that causes partial or complete hearing impairment. Hundreds of variants in >60 genes have been reported to be associated with Hereditary HL (HHL),… Click to show full abstract

Hearing loss (HL) is a heterogeneous condition that causes partial or complete hearing impairment. Hundreds of variants in >60 genes have been reported to be associated with Hereditary HL (HHL), variants of the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of congenital SNHL, with >100 variants reported. The HHL prevalence is thought to be high in the Arab population; however, the genetic epidemiology of HHL among Emirati populations is understudied.

Keywords: hearing loss; loss; non syndromic; mutation spectrum; spectrum non

Journal Title: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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