A novel locus for Usher syndrome type II, USH2B, maps to chromosome 3 at p23-24.2

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-367

  Hmani, Mounira ^a   Ghorbel, Abdelmonem ^b   Boulila Elgaied, Amel ^a   Zina, Zeineb Ben ^b   Kammoun, Wafa ^b   Drira, Mohamed ^b   Chaabouni, Mohamed ^b   Petit, Christine ^c   Ayadi, Hammadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

DFNB6; Homozygosity mapping; Usher syndrome type II

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TUNISIA; USHER SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PEDIGREE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0032958299     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200307     Document Type: Article

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