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Of notice, about half of all cases of human pre-lingual recessive deafness in countries surrounding the Mediterranean have been linked to mutations in the GJB2 gene<ref name='important'>pmid 24624091</ref>,<ref name='Structure'>pmid 19622859</ref> | Of notice, about half of all cases of human pre-lingual recessive deafness in countries surrounding the Mediterranean have been linked to mutations in the GJB2 gene<ref name='important'>pmid 24624091</ref>,<ref name='Structure'>pmid 19622859</ref> | ||
*'''Connexin 26''' participates in K+ transport in sensory hair cells in the ear and its mutations are causes of deafness<ref>pmid 9285800/ref> | *'''Connexin 26''' participates in K+ transport in sensory hair cells in the ear and its mutations are causes of deafness<ref>pmid 9285800</ref> | ||