Functional analysis of human Cx26 mutations associated with deafness

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-183

  White, Thomas W ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin26; Deafness; Mutation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; DELETION MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; HAIR CELL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; KERATOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

XENOPUS;

EID: 0034108748     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00079-X     Document Type: Review

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