Do functional studies reveal new mechanisms for deafness caused by connexin mutations?
Our data support that deficiency in GJ-mediated biochemical coupling is sufficient to cause Cx mutation-linked deafness.
Slightly more than half of African Americans were not informed about hospice services, and of those who were informed, cancer was the leading cause of death. Information about hospice should be provided to patients regardless of diagnosis, and dissemination of information should be done aggressively in the African American community in an effort to make hospice a viable option for end-of-life care.