Allele specific oligonucleotide analysis of the common deafness mutation 35delG in the connexin 26 (GJB2) gene

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 260-261

  Rabionet, Raquel ^a   Estivill, Xavier ^a  

^a Hospital Duran i Reynals   (Spain)

Author keywords

Connexin 26 gene; Deafness; Mutation 35delG

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GUANINE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; THYMINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 0033056952     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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