Germline screening of the NF-2 gene in families with unilateral vestibular schwannoma

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Bikhazi, P H ^a   Lalwani, A K ^a   Kim, E J ^a   Bikhazi, N ^a   Attaie, A ^a   Slattery, W H ^a   Jackler, R K ^a   Brackmann, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 0031875935     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(98)70166-4     Document Type: Article

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