GJB2 mutations and degree of hearing loss: A multicenter study

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 945-957

  Snoeckx, Rikkert L ^a   Huygen, Patrick L M ^c   Feldmann, Delphine ^d   Marlin, Sandrine ^d   Denoyelle, Françoise ^d   Waligora, Jaroslaw ^e,f   Mueller Malesinska, Malgorzata ^f   Pollak, Agneszka ^g   Ploski, Rafal ^e   Murgia, Alessandra ^h   Orzan, Eva ⁱ   Castorina, Pierangela ^j   Ambrosetti, Umberto ^k   Nowakowska Szyrwinska, Ewa ^e   Bal, Jerzy ^e   Wiszniewski, Wojciech ^e   Janecke, Andreas R ^l   Nekahm Heis, Doris ^l   Seeman, Pavel ^m   Bendova, Olga ⁿ   Kenna, Margaret A ^o,p   Frangulov, Anna ^p   Rehm, Heidi L ^o   Tekin, Mustafa ^q   Incesulu, Armagan ^q   Dahl, Hans Henrik M ^r   Du Sart, Desirée ^s   Jenkins, Lucy ^t   Lucas, Deirdre ^u   Bitner Glindzicz, Maria ^v   Avraham, Karen B ^w   Brownstein, Zippora ^w   Del Castillo, Ignacio ^x   Moreno, Felipe ^x   Blin, Nikolaus ^y   Pfister, Markus ^y   Sziklai, Istvan ^z   Toth, Timea ^z   Kelley, Philip M ^aa   Cohn, Edward S ^aa   Van Maldergem, Lionel ^ab   Hilbert, Pascale ^ab   Roux, Anne Françoise ^ac   Mondain, Michel ^ac   Hoefsloot, Lies H ^c   Cremers, Cor W R J ^c   Löppönen, Tuija ^ad   Löppönen, Heikki ^ad   Parving, Agnete ^ae   Gronskov, Karen ^af   Schrijver, Iris ^ag   Roberson, Joseph ^ah   Gualandi, Francesca ^ai   Martini, Alessandro ^ai   Lina Granade, Geneviève ^aj   Pallares Ruiz, Nathalie ^ac   Correia, Céu ^ak   Fialho, Graça ^ak   Cryns, Kim ^al   Hilgert, Nele ^a   Van De Heyning, Paul ^b   Nishimura, Carla J ^am   Smith, Richard J H ^am   Van Camp, Guy ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^g International Center of Hearing and Speech   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^j PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^l INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^m CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^o HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^p BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^q ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^s ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^t GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^u ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^v UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^w TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^x HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^y UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^z UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^aa BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^ab INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Belgium)

^ac MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^ad OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^ae BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^af JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^ag STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^ah California Ear Institute   (United States)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^aj EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^al JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

^am UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GJB2 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; INNER EAR; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28144444402     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497996     Document Type: Article

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