Connexin-26-associated deafness: Phenotypic variability and progression of hearing loss

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-181

  Chan, Dylan K ^a   Schrijver, Iris ^b   Chang, Kay W ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiology; Congenital deafness; Connexin 26; Genotype phenotype correlation; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; AUDIOMETRY; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955558976     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181d0d42b     Document Type: Article

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