Progress in understanding GJB2-linked deafness

Community Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-132

  Gualandi, Francesca ^a   Martini, Alessandro ^a   Calzolari, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connexin 26; GJB2; Hereditary deafness

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GJB2 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 3142696991     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078156     Document Type: Review

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