High frequency of connexin26 (GJB2) mutations associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss in the population of Kerala, India

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-443

  Joseph, Anu Yamuna ^a   Rasool, T J ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

GJB2; Hearing loss; Kerala population; Mutation detection

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GJB2 GENE; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; MUTATION;

EID: 58649105094     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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