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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A mutation in Wolfram syndrome type 1 gene in a Japanese family with autosomal dominant low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss

Yoshihiro Noguchi Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takatoshi Yashima Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Akio Hatanaka Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Masamichi Uzawa Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Michio Yasunami Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Akinori Kimura Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ken Kitamura Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School, Medical Research Institute and Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 1189-1194 | Received 02 Jul 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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