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The c.IVS1+1G>A mutation intheGJB2 gene is prevalent and large deletions involving theGJB6 gene are not present in the Turkish population

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Sirmaci, A., Akcayoz-Duman, D. & Tekin, M. The c.IVS1+1G>A mutation intheGJB2 gene is prevalent and large deletions involving theGJB6 gene are not present in the Turkish population. J. Genet. 85, 213–216 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935334

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