Absence of GJB3 and GJB6 mutations in Moroccan familial and sporadic patients with autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1633-1636

  Nahili, Halima ^a   Ridal, Mohamed ^b   Boulouiz, Redouane ^a   Abidi, Omar ^a   Imken, Laila ^a   Rouba, Hassan ^a   Alami, Mohammed Noureddine ^b   Chafik, Abdelaziz ^c   Hassar, Mohammed ^a   Barakat, Abdelhamid ^a  

^a Institut Pasteur du Maroc   (Morocco)

^b HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

GJB3; GJB6; Hearing loss; Morocco; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; EXONS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949109756     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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