The c.-103T>C Variant in the 5'-UTR of SLC26A4 Gene: A pathogenic mutation or coincidental polymorphism?

Human Mutation

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1469-1470

  Yang, Tao ^a,b   Smith, Richard J H ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; SLC26A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; NOTE;

HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 73349102851     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: 10981004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.21097     Document Type: Letter

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