Prevalence of Connexin 26 (GJB2) and Pendred (SLC26A4) mutations in a population of adult cochlear implant candidates

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 919-922

  Hochman, Jordan B ^a   Stockley, Tracy L ^b   Shipp, D ^c   Lin, Vincent Y W ^c   Chen, Joseph M ^c   Nedzelski, Julian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Cochlear implant; Connexin 26; GJB2; GJB6; Pendred; SLC26A4

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 26; DNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SLC26A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CONNEXINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955229635     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e3d324     Document Type: Article

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