Connexin 26 gene: Defining the role of the V1531 mutation

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-206

  Guerci, Veronica I ^a   Grasso, Domenico L ^b   Morgutti, Marcello ^b   Amoroso, Antonio ^c   D'Andrea, Paola ^a   Bicego, Massimiliano ^a   Gasparini, Paolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

GJB2; Hearing loss; Polymorphism; V153I

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNEXIN 26 GENE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HELA CELL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 35148895904     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: 16513835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860701556253     Document Type: Article

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