Pesquisa audiológica y molecular para pérdida auditiva por mutación 35delG en el gen de la conexina 26 e infección congénita por citomegalovirus | Zendy

Edgardo Streitenberger | Zendy

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Pesquisa audiológica y molecular para pérdida auditiva por mutación 35delG en el gen de la conexina 26 e infección congénita por citomegalovirus

Author(s) -

Edgardo Streitenberger

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

archivos argentinos de pediatria

Language(s) - Spanish

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1668-3501

pISSN - 0325-0075

DOI - 10.5546/aap.2011.479

Subject(s) - hearing loss , medicine , pediatrics , population , genetic counseling , audiology , genetics , biology , environmental health

Hearing loss may be attributed to genetic and environmental factors. Mutations in the gene of the CX26 protein (connexin 26), are responsible for 30-80% of all cases of non-syndromic profound hearing loss. The 35delG is the most frequent variant in the caucasian population. As to environmental factors, the cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the main cause of congenital infection.

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