connexin 26

connexin 26
The gap junction protein, the gene for which (Cx26) when mutated, accounts for a major portion of recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment.

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a connexin subtype encoded on chromosome 13q11-12; autosomal recessive mutation of the gene encoding it is the most common cause of congenital nonsyndromic hearing loss.

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