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Deafness Gene Mutation Detection Array Kit CapitalBio Deafness Gene
Mutation Detection Array Kit is designed for the rapid, high
throughput screening of known hotspot mutations related to
hereditary hearing loss. Nine mutations in four genes (GJB2, GJB3,
SLC26A4 and 12S rRNA) are evaluated simultaneously.
Hereditary hearing loss may be inherited from one parent or both
who may or may not have a loss of hearing themselves. The disease
can be inherited in an autosomal dominant, an autosomal recessive,
or an X-linked recessive manner, as well as mitochondrial
inheritance. Approximately 0.1% of children are born with profound
hearing loss and more than 50% of prelingual deafness is genetic,
mostly often autosomal recessive and nonsyndromic. Many different
genes are known to cause hereditary hearing loss and deafness.
Knowledge of the mutations can help to identify hearing impairment
at birth, so that educational programs that stimulate language can
begin immediately. Furthermore, it can also provide warning to
avoid taking certain types of antibiotics, which are known to cause
deafness in children carrying certain gene mutations.