Determination of the carrier frequency of the common GJB2 (connexin-26) 35delG mutation in the Greek Cypriot population

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1473-1477

  Neocleous, Vassos ^a   Portides, George ^b   Anastasiadou, Violetta ^a,c   Phylactou, Leonidas A ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b Mathematics Section   (Cyprus)

^c Makarios III Hospital   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

35delG; Connexin 26; Greek Cypriot; Hereditary hearing loss; Prevalence of carriers

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA ISOLATION; EUROPE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; NORMAL HUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CONNEXINS; CYPRUS; DEAFNESS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33745112860     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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