Comparison of rehabilitation results in deaf patients with and without genetically related hearing loss

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 132-142

  Wróbel, Maciej ^a   Magierska Krzysztoń, Magdalena ^a   Szyfter, Krzysztof ^a,b   Miȩtkiewska, Dorota ^a   Szyfter, Witold ^a   Rydzanicz, Małgorzata ^b   Karlik, Michał ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Connexin 26; GJB2; Rehabilitation; Sound perception

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; POINT MUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949102887     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cii.362     Document Type: Article

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