Spectrum of GJB2 (Cx26) gene mutations in Iranian Azeri patients with nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 268-271

  Davarnia, Behzad ^a   Babanejad, Mojgan ^a   Fattahi, Zohreh ^a   Nikzat, Nooshin ^a   Bazazzadegan, Niloofar ^a   Pirzade, Akbar ^b   Farajollahi, Reza ^c   Nishimura, Carla ^d   Jalalvand, Khadijeh ^a   Arzhangi, Sanaz ^a   Kahrizi, Kimia ^a   Smith, Richard J H ^d   Najmabadi, Hossein ^a  

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

^b Medical University of Ardebil   (Iran)

^c Ardebil Welfare Organization   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azeri; GJB2; Iran; Non syndromic hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GJB2 GENE; HEARING LOSS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONSYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABS; AZERBAIJAN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84855929580     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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