Prospective variants screening of connexin genes in children with hearing impairment: Genotype/phenotype correlation

Human Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Yang, Jiann Jou ^a,b   Wang, Wen Hung ^c,d   Lin, Yen Chun ^c,d   Weng, Hsu Huei ^c,d   Yang, Jen Tsung ^c,d   Hwang, Chung Feng ^c,d   Wu, Che Min ^c,d   Li, Shuan Yow ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 31; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 30.3; CONNEXIN 43; GJA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GJB3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GJB6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GJC3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; TAIWAN;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; GENETIC VARIATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956055571     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-010-0856-x     Document Type: Article

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