Further evidence for heterozygote advantage of GJB2 deafness mutations: A link with cell survival

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 573-575

  Common, J E A ^a   Di, W L ^a   Davies, D ^b   Kelsell, D P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDERMIS; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; KERATINOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3142683658     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.017632     Document Type: Article

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