Did the GJB2 35delG mutation originate in Iran?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2453-2458

  Norouzi, Vahideh ^a   Azizi, Hiva ^a   Fattahi, Zohreh ^a   Esteghamat, Fatemehsadat ^a   Bazazzadegan, Niloofar ^a   Nishimura, Carla ^b   Nikzat, Nooshin ^a   Jalalvand, Khadijeh ^a   Kahrizi, Kimia ^a   Smith, Richard J H ^b   Najmabadi, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

35delG; ARNSHL; GJB2; Iran

Indexed keywords

GUANINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; GJB2 GENE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CONNEXINS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEARING LOSS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 80053122535     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34225     Document Type: Article

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