Statistical study of 35delG mutation of GJB2 gene: A meta-analysis of carrier frequency

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 363-370

  Mahdieh, Nejat ^a,b   Rabbani, Bahareh ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

35delG; Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss; Carrier frequency; Connexin 26; GJB2

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE NONSYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTICS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CONNEXINS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 70350502856     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802607449     Document Type: Article

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