Genetics and pathological mechanisms of Usher syndrome

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 327-335

  Yan, Denise ^a   Liu, Xue Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

deafness; interaction; pathology; protein network; USH

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN 23; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYOSIN VIIA; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTOCADHERIN 15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHIRLIN PROTEIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN;

CELL STRUCTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE LOCUS; HAIR CELL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; USHER SYNDROME; USHER SYNDROME TYPE 1; USHER SYNDROME TYPE 2; USHER SYNDROME TYPE 3; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; INNER EAR; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RECESSIVE GENE;

ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; GENES, RECESSIVE; HAIR; HUMANS; MICE; MYOSINS; PROTEINS; USHER SYNDROMES;

EID: 77954161995     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.29     Document Type: Review

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