Mutation of GJB2 gene in nonsyndromic hearing impairment patients: Analysis of 1190 cases

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 87, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 2814-2819

  Yu, Fei ^a   Han, Don Yi ^a   Dai, Pu ^a   Kang, Dong Yang ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Zhu, Qin Wen ^a   Yuan, Yon Yi ^a   Sun, Qing ^a   Xue, Dan Dan ^a   Li, Mei ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Yuan, Hui Jun ^a   Yang, Wei Yan ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

GJB2 gene; Mutation; Nonsyndromic hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CONNEXIN 26; CYTOSINE; GENOMIC DNA; GUANINE; THYMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUTATION;

EID: 38549164188     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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