Searching for digenic inheritance in deaf brazilian individuals using the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 849-853

  Da Silva Costa, Sueli M ^a   Martins, Fábio Tadeu Arrojo ^a   Pereira, Tânia ^b   Pomilio, Mariza C A ^b   Marques De Faria, Antonia Paula ^a   Sartorato, Edi Lúcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Associação Terapêutica de Estimulação Auditiva e Linguagem ATEAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR PROBES; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 84055193682     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0034     Document Type: Article

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