Sequence variations and haplotypes of the gjb2 gene revealed by resequencing of 192 chromosomes from the general population in Korea

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-69

  Kim, Hee Jung ^a   Park, Chang Hun ^a   Kim, Hee Jin ^a   Lee, Ki O ^b   Won, Hong Hee ^b,c   Ko, Moon Hee ^a   Chu, Hosuk ^a   Cho, Yang Sun ^a   Chung, Won Ho ^a   Kim, Jong Won ^a   Hong, Sung Hwa ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gjb2; Haplotype; Korea; Resequencing; Sequence variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954555546     PISSN: 19768710     EISSN: 20050720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2010.3.2.65     Document Type: Article

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