High homogeneity in auditory outcome of pediatric CI-patients with mutations in Gap-Junction-Protein Beta2

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 791-795

  Reinert, Julia ^a   Honegger, Flurin ^a   Gürtler, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Auditory outcome performance; Cochlear implantation; Connexin 26; Deafness; GJB2

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GJB2 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HEARING TEST; IMPLANTATION; MUTATION;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MUTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952017523     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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