Mutations in the mitochondrial tRNA ser(UCN) anti in the GJB2 (connexin 26) gene are not modifiers of the age at onset or severity of hearing loss in spanish patients with the 12S rRNA A1555G mutation [1] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1465-1467

  Lopez Bigas N ^a   Rabionet, R ^a   Martinez, E ^a   Bravo, O ^b   Girons, J ^b   Borragan, A ^d   Pellicer, M ^c   Arbones M L ^a   Estivill, X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d Centro de Foniatría y Logopedia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0033912290     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302870     Document Type: Letter

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