Novel mutations in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) that cause autosomal recessive (DFNB1) hearing loss

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 792-799

  Kelley, P M ^a   Harris, D J ^a   Comer, B C ^a   Askew, J W ^a   Fowler, T ^a   Smith, S D ^a   Kimberling, W J ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031949442     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301807     Document Type: Article

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