Estimation of genetic load in cases with profound congenital non-syndromic hearing impairment

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 353-355

  Archana, B ^a   Vishnupriya, S ^a   Nandur, V U ^a   Reddy, A P ^b   Padma, T ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Nose and Throat Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Average inbreeding coefficient; Congenital hearing impairment; Familial cases; Genetic load; Parental consanguinity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 0031835820     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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