Connexin mutations in Brazilian patients with skin disorders with or without hearing loss

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 681-684

  Alexandrino, Fabiana ^a   De Oliveira, Camila Andréa ^a   Magalhães, Renata F ^a   Florence, Michelle E B ^a   De Souza, Elemir M ^a   Sartorato, Edi Lúcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Connexins; Hearing loss; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSKERATOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEARING LOSS; HIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OCULODENTODIGITAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DISEASE;

BRAZIL; CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 63749114555     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32765     Document Type: Article

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