Molecular studies in the GJB2 gene (Cx26) among a deaf population from Bogotá, Colombia: Results of a screening program

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Tamayo, M L ^a,b   Olarte, M ^a,b   Gelvez, N ^a   Gomez M ^a   Frias J L ^c   Bernal, J E ^a   Florez, S ^b   Medina, D ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

167delT mutation; 35delG mutation; Congenital hearing loss; Connexin 26; GJB2 gene; M34T variant; Non syndromic deafness; S199F mutation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GJB2 GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MUTATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 57049105686     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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