Connexin 26 mutation 35delG: Prevalence of carriers in various regions in France

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1187-1190

  Mercier, Géraldine ^a   Bathelier, Christian ^a   Lucotte, Gérard ^a  

^a Center of Molecular Neurogenetics   (France)

Author keywords

35delG mutation; Connexin 26; France; Hereditary hearing loss; Prevalence of carriers; Recessive deafness

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE MUTATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 23244466622     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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