Mutations in the OTOF gene in Taiwanese patients with auditory neuropathy

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 364-374

  Chiu, Yu Hsun ^a,b   Wu, Chen Chi ^c,d   Lu, Ying Chang ^c   Chen, Pei Jer ^d   Lee, Wen Yuan ^a   Liu, Alyssa Yan Zhen ^f   Hsu, Chuan Jen ^c,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine and   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Auditory neuropathy; GJB2; Mitochondrial 12S rRNA; OTOF mutation; Otoferlin; Sensorineural hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OTOF PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HEARING LOSS, CENTRAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956604915     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000293992     Document Type: Article

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