Identification of SLC26A4 mutations in patients with hearing loss and enlarged vestibular aqueduct using high-resolution melting curve analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 365-368

  Mercer, Stephen ^a   Mutton, Patricia ^b   Dahl, Hans Henrik M ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENDRIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNJ10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXI1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENDRED SYNDROME; PROMOTER REGION; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GOITER, NODULAR; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; VESTIBULAR AQUEDUCT;

EID: 79956150540     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0177     Document Type: Article

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