Cx26 gene mutations in idiopathic progressive hearing loss

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-134

  Ravecca, Francesca ^a   Berrettini, Stefano ^a,b   Forli, Francesca ^a   Marcaccini, Mirella ^a   Casani, Augusto ^a   Baldinotti, Fulvia ^a   Fogli, Antonella ^a   Siciliano, Gabriele ^a   Simi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Clinica Otorinolaringoiatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

GJB2 mutations; Heterozygosity; Progressive sporadic hearing loss

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CX26; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT MUTATION;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONNEXINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 26044443479     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.04017     Document Type: Article

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