Genetic Testing for Deafness in Clinical Practice

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-93

  Robin, Nathaniel H ^a,c   Smith, Richard J H ^b   Matthews, Anne L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Genetic testing; Genetic testing for deafness

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 1842608762     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860310003102     Document Type: Review

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