High incidence of profound deafness in an isolated community

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-145

  Zlotogora, Joel ^b   Barges, Saleh ^a  

^a Kupat Holim Sick Fund   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ARABS; CHILD; CONNEXINS; CONSANGUINITY; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 0037815352     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322146849     Document Type: Article

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