Connexin 26 studies in patients with sensorineural hearing loss

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1037-1042

  Kenna, Margaret A ^a,b,c   Wu, Bai Lin ^b   Cotanche, Douglas A ^a,b,c   Korf, Bruce R ^d   Rehm, Heidi L ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dept Otolaryngol/Commun Disord ^*  (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Partners Center for Human Genetics   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CX26; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0034856656     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.9.1037     Document Type: Article

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