Common mutation analysis of GJB2 and GJB6 genes in affected families with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss from Iran: Simultaneous detection of two common mutations (35delG/del(GJB6-D13S1830)) in the DFNB1-related deafness

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 869-873

  Esmaeili, Mohsen ^a   Bonyadi, Mortaza ^b   Nejadkazem, Mohammad ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

35delG; ARNSHL; Consanguinity; del(GJB6 D13S1830); Iranian population

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN GJB2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GUANINE; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34247567022     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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