A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) test to detect the common mutation (35delG) in the connexin-26 gene

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-12

  Simsek, Mehmet ^a   Al Wardy, Nadia ^a   Al Khabory, Mazin ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

35delG mutation; Connexin 26 gene; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744453062     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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