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AUDIOLOGY

Homozygous M34T mutation of the GJB2 gene associates with an autosomal recessive nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing impairment in Finnish families

Tuija LöppönenDepartment of Paediatrics, Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio;Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Eastern Finland, Oulu
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Aarno DietzDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, University of Eastern FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marja-Leena VäisänenInstitute of Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu
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Hannu ValtonenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki
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Ari KosunenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland
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Antti HyvärinenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland
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Jaakko IgnatiusDepartment of Clinical Genetics, University of Eastern Finland, Oulu;Turku and Oulu University Hospital, Finland
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Heikki LöppönenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Pages 862-873 | Received 23 Dec 2011, Accepted 18 Feb 2012, Published online: 05 Jun 2012

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