The fundamental and medical impacts of recent progress in research on hereditary hearing loss

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1589-1597

  Kalatzis, Vasiliki ^a   Petit, Christine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

EAR; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DEAFNESS; EAR, INNER; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031683423     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.10.1589     Document Type: Review

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