Genetic testing for deafness - GJB2 and SLC26A4 as causes of deafness

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 367-377

  Smith, Richard J H ^a   Robin, Nathaniel H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

35delG; Autosomal recessive non syndromic deafness; Genetic testing for deafness; GJB2; Recurrence chance estimates; SLC26A4

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GJB2 GENE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PENDRED SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; RECURRENCE RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLC26A4 GENE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYNDROME; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUTATION; RISK;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MUTATION; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

CARRIER PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 26; DNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; SLC26A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

EID: 0035991589     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(02)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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