Research Article

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the GJB2 and GJB6 Genes Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss

Table 4

Hardy-Weinberg proportions in the groups studied.

GeneSNPHWE P value (CTL)HWE value (patients)

GJB2 rs37513850.1430.001
rs79947480.711
rs73298570.9940.615
rs79873020.9170.895

GJB6 rs73225380.7400.435
rs93154000.6530.557
rs877098
rs9453690.00820.003
rs73332140.9950.156

HWE: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test was done using Pearson’s goodness of fit test and value <0.05 was considered to show significant deviation of the observed genotypes from Hardy-Weinberg proportions. Significant deviations values from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are shown in boldface.