Phenotypes of two Dutch DFNA3 families with mutations in GJB2

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-197

  Weegerink, Nicole J D ^a   Pennings, Ronald J E ^a   Huygen, Patrick L M ^a   Hoefsloot, Lies H ^a   Cremers, Cor W R J ^a   Kunst, Henricus P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; DFNA3; GJB2

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 79952429712     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941112000308     Document Type: Article

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