Effects of GJB2 genotypes on the audiological phenotype: Variability is present for all genotypes

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1687-1694

  Hişmi, Burcu Öztürk ^a   Yilmaz, Suna Tokgöz ^a   Incesulu, Armaǧan ^b   Tekin, Mustafa ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Audiological features; Deafness; Genotype phenotype; GJB2; Variability

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 33747881938     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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