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Figure 1: Skin morphology and sweat production in GJB2-R143W affected families.

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  1. Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg, Germany

    Christian G. Meyer, Christian Timmann & Rolf D. Horstmann

  2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

    Geoffrey K. Amedofu

  3. Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Hamburg, Germany

    Johanna M. Brandner

  4. Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany

    Dieter Pohland

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Meyer, C., Amedofu, G., Brandner, J. et al. Selection for deafness?. Nat Med 8, 1332–1333 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1202-1332

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