Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes analysis of DFNB1 locus in Chinese sporadic hearing impairment population

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1549-1553

  Cheng, Hong Bo ^a   Chen, Zhi Bin ^a   Wei, Qing Jun ^a   Lu, Ya Jie ^a   Xing, Guang Qian ^a   Cao, Xin ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DFNB1 locus; Haplotype; Hearing impairment; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CYSTEINE; THREONINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70349559388     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.13.014     Document Type: Article

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