GJB2 gene mutations in syndromic skin diseases with sensorineural hearing loss

Current Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 475-485

  Iossa, Sandra ^a,b   Marciano, Elio ^b   Franzé, Annamaria ^a,c  

^a CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connexin 26; GJB2; Hearing loss; Skin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

BART PUMPHREY SYNDROME; COCHLEA; EPIDERMIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GJB2 GENE; HUMAN; HYSTRIX LIKE ICTHYOSIS DEAFNESS SYNDROME; KERATODERMA HEREDITARIUM MUTILANS; PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SYNDROME KID;

EID: 80055110653     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: 18755488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920211797904098     Document Type: Review

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