GJB2 (Connexin-26) mutations are not frequent among hearing impaired patients in east Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Audiology
• Main Authors: Homøe, Preben, Koch, Anders, Rendtorff, Nanna Dahl, Lodahl, Marianne, Andersen, Ture, Andersen, Stig, Eiberg, Hans, Nielsen, Inge-Merete, Tranebjærg, Lisbeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Audiometry; Pure-Tone; Bone Conduction; Case-Control Studies; Child; Preschool; Connexins; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA Mutational Analysis; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Greenland; Hearing; Hearing Impaired Persons; Hearing Loss; Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural; Sensorineural; Heterozygote; Homozygote; Humans; Inuits; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Phenotype; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Young Adult; Arctic; East Greenland; inuit; inuits
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/gjb2-connexin26-mutations-are-not-frequent-among-hearing-impaired-patients-in-east-greenland(b1d881ce-adc1-4716-997d-7fa0dbf0449a).html; https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2012.660575

Investigate genetic causes of HI among the Inuit populations in the Arctic with a high prevalence of hearing impairment (HI).