Congenital non-syndromal sensorineural hearing impairment due to connexin 26 gene mutations - Molecular and audiological findings

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-13

  Mueller, R F ^a   Nehammer, A ^a   Middleton, A ^a   Houseman, M ^a   Taylor, G R ^a   Bitner Glindzciz, M ^b   Van Camp, G ^c   Parker, M ^d   Young, I D ^e   Davis, A ^d   Newton, V E ^f   Lench, N J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiology; Connexin 26; Mutations; Non syndromal sensorineural hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RECURRENCE RISK; SIBLING;

EID: 0032877067     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00242-6     Document Type: Article

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