Connexin-30 deletion analysis in Connexin-26 heterozygotes

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-154

  Stevenson, Victoria A ^a   Ito, Masamichi ^a   Milunsky, Jeff M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0038491488     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322146867     Document Type: Article

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