Localization of a novel autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment locus DFNB55 to chromosome 4q12-q13.2

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-267

  Irshad, S ^a   Santos, R L P ^b   Muhammad, D ^a   Lee, K ^b   McArthur, N ^b   Haque, S ^a   Ahmad, W ^a   Leal, Suzanne M ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

4q12 q13.2; Autosomal recessive non syndromic hearing impairment; DFNB55; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FAMILY STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MARKER GENE; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CONSANGUINITY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 23844559014     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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