The 35delG mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) associated with congenital deafness: European carrier frequencies and evidence for its origin in ancient Greece

Genetic Testing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-25

  Lucotte, Gérard ^a,b   Diéterlen, Florent ^a  

^a Institute of Molecular Anthropology   (France)

^b Center of Molecular Neurogenetics   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONNEXIN 26 GENE; EUROPE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; MIDDLE EAST;

CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; EUROPE; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 17844395222     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2005.9.20     Document Type: Article

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