A novel frameshift mutation of POU4F3 gene associated with autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing loss

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 396, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 626-630

  Lee, Hee Keun ^a   Park, Hong Joon ^b   Lee, Kyu Yup ^c   Park, Rekil ^d   Kim, Un Kyung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Soree Ear Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant non syndromic; DFNA15; Gene; Hearing loss; Mutation; POU4F3

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F3;

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUDIOMETRY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3C;

EID: 77953019847     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.132     Document Type: Article

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