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[Neocleous V., Costi C., Shammas C., Spanou E., Anastasiadou E., Tanteles G. A. and Phylactou L. A. 2014 Spectrum of GJB2 mutations in Cypriot nonsyndromic hearing loss subjects. J. Genet. 93, xx–xx]
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NEOCLEOUS, V., COSTI, C., SHAMMAS, C. et al. Spectrum of GJB2 mutations in Cypriot nonsyndromic hearing loss subjects. J Genet 93, 471–476 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-014-0365-0
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