Identification of novel variants in the Cx29 gene of nonsyndromic hearing loss patients using buccal cells and restriction fragment length polymorphism method

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Wang, Wen Hung ^a   Yang, Jiann Jou ^c   Lin, Yen Chun ^a   Yang, Jen Tsung ^b   Chan, Chien Hui ^c   Li, Shuan Yow ^c  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buccal cell; Connexin; Cx29; Hearing loss; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJE1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

ALLELES; CHILD; CONNEXINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEAFNESS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TAIWAN;

EID: 76449095019     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000231633     Document Type: Article

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