Clinical application of genetic testing for deafness

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 130 A, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-12

  Smith, Richard J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deafness; Genetic testing; GJB2; SLC26A4; WFS1

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GJB2 GENE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLC26A4 GENE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WFS1 GENE;

EID: 4344582122     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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