GJB2 mutations in Baluchi population

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-197

  Naghavi, Anoosh ^a   Nishimura, Carla ^c   Kahrizi, Kimia ^b   Riazalhosseini, Yasser ^b   Bazazzadegan, Niloofar ^b   Mohseni, Marzieh ^b   Smith, Richard J H ^c   Najmabadi, Hossein ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baluchi; Connexin; GJB2 gene; Iran; Nonsyndromic deafness; Sistani; W24X

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MUTATION;

CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; MUTATION;

EID: 50249098803     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-008-0031-5     Document Type: Article

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