Hypothesizing an ancient greek origin of the GJB2 35delG mutation: Can science meet history?

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-187

  Kokotas, Haris ^a   Grigoriadou, Maria ^a   Villamar, Manuela ^b   Giannoulia Karantana, Aglaia ^a,c   Del Castillo, Ignacio ^b   Petersen, Michael B ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EUROPE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GJB2 GENE; GREECE; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

CONNEXINS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GREECE; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SPAIN;

EID: 77950979971     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0146     Document Type: Article

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