Determination of the carrier frequency of the common GJB2 (connexin-26) 35delG mutation in the Belgian population using an easy and reliable screening method

Human Mutation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-266

  Storm, Katrien ^a   Willocx, Sandra ^a   Flothmann, Kris ^a   Van Camp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

35delG mutation; Carrier frequency; GJB2 gene; Nonsyndromic recessive deafness; PCR mediated site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BELGIUM; BINDING SITES; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032840844     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1999)14:3<263::AID-HUMU10>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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