Hearing loss associated with 35delG mutation in Connexin-26 (GJB2) gene: Audiogram analysis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-11

  Salvinelli, Fabrizio ^b   Casale, Manuele ^a   D'Ascanio, Luca ^b   Firrisi, Luca ^b   Greco, Fabio ^b   Baldi, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Connexins; Hearing Loss; Hearing Tests; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1642498356     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504322731547     Document Type: Article

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