Recurrent and private MYO15A mutations are associated with deafness in the Turkish population

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 543-550

  Cengiz, F Basak ^a   Duman, Duygu ^a   Sirmaci, Asli ^b   Tokgöz Yilmaz, Suna ^a   Erbek, Seyra ^c   Öztürkmen Akay, Hatice ^d   Incesulu, Armagan ^e   Edwards, Yvonne J K ^b   Özdag, Hilal ^a   Liu, Xue Z ^b   Tekin, Mustafa ^a,b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Veni Vidi Hospital   (Turkey)

^e OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DFNB3 GENE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYO15A GENE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DEAFNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MYOSINS; PEDIGREE; TURKEY;

EID: 77955855341     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0039     Document Type: Article

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