Relevance of connexin deafness (DFNB1) to human evolution

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1081-1087

  Nance, Walter E ^a   Kearsey, Michael J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ASSORTATIVE MATING; CHROMOSOME 13Q; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSANGUINITY; EAR; EVOLUTION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 2442684004     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/420979     Document Type: Article

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