supported by grants from the National Key Basic Research Programs of China (Nos. 2012CB966600 and 2012CB967900);the National Natural Science Foundation Project (No. 31371506);the 12th Five-Year National Key Technologies R&D Program (No. 2012BAI12B00)
In all the connexin-associated human diseases, deafness is one of the most important diseases with high frequency. The mu- tations of GJB2 (gap junction protein β2, also called connexin 26, Cx26) gene link with non...