GJB2 gene mutation in deaf patients

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-146

  Xu, Zhi Yong ^a   Gao, Guo Feng ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Hu, Yu Hua ^a   Lin, Yi ^a   Zhang, Ruan Zhang ^a   Liu, Ming ^a   Wang, Sha Yan ^a  

^a SHENZHEN PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical phenotype; GJB2 gene; Hearing loss; Mutation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 65249126740     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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