Identification of novel variants in the Myosin VIIA gene of patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss from Taiwan

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 811-815

  Su, Mao Chang ^a,b   Yang, Jiann Jou ^b   Su, Ching Chyuan ^c   Hsin, Chung Han ^a   Li, Shuan Yow ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene; Myosin VIIA; Nonsyndromic hearing loss; Variants

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MYOSIN VIIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOSIN VIIA GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MYOSINS; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349180244     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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