Flat threshold and mid-frequency hearing impairment in a dutch DFNA8/12 family with a novel mutation in TECTA: Some evidence for protection of the inner ear

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-162

  De Heer, A R ^a   Pauw, R J ^a   Huygen, P L M ^a   Collin, R W J ^a   Kremer, H ^a   Cremers, C W R J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DFNA8 12 family; Genetic hearing impairment; Mid frequency; Presbyacusis; TECTA mutation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; PEDIGREE; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TECTA GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PRESBYCUSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449091205     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000171477     Document Type: Article

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