Congenital hearing loss. Mutation analysis of connexin genes and genetic counselling;Kongenitale schwerhörigkeit. Molekulargenetische diagnostik der connexin-gene und genetische beratung

HNO

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 773-778

  Kunstmann, E ^a,c   Hildmann, A ^a   Lautermann, J ^a   Aletsee, C ^b   Epplen, J T ^a   Sudhoff, H ^a  

^a St Elisabeth Hospital Bochum   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital hearing impairment; Deafness; GJB2; Recessive trait; Risk of repetition

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FAMILY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; PROGENY; RECESSIVE GENE;

CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 25144465051     PISSN: 00176192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-004-1159-0     Document Type: Article

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