USH1A: Chronicle of a slow death

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 357-359

  Gerber, Sylvie ^a   Bonneau, Dominique ^b   Gilbert, Brigitte ^c   Munnich, Arnold ^a   Dufier, Jean Louis ^a   Rozet, Jean Michel ^a   Kaplan, Josseline ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN K; CYCLINE; KINESIN; KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN 2; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN VIIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SPEECH DISORDER; USH1A GENE; USHER SYNDROME; USHER SYNDROME 1; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VIIA GENE;

EID: 31544470936     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500275     Document Type: Letter

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