Prevalence of the GJB2 mutations and the del(GJB6-D13S1830) mutation in Brazilian patients with deafness

Hearing Research

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Belintani Piatto, Vânia ^a   Maria Goloni Bertollo, Eny ^a   Lúcia Sartorato, Edi ^b   Victor Maniglia, José ^a  

^a Sao Jose do Rio Preto University School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AS PCR, allele specific polimerase chain reaction; bp, base pairs; Cx26, connexin 26; Cx30, connexin 30; Cx32, connexin 32; DB, decibel; del, deletion; DFNB, prefix to recessive non syndromic deafness; GJB2, gap junction 2; GJB6, gap junction 6

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GUANINE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ISOLEUCINE; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; VALINE;

EID: 4644235017     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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