The p.V37I exclusive genotype of GJB2: A genetic risk-indicator of postnatal permanent childhood hearing impairment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Li, Lei ^a,b   Lu, Jingrong ^a,b   Tao, Zheng ^b,c   Huang, Qi ^a,b   Chai, Yongchuan ^a,b   Li, Xiaohua ^a,b   Huang, Zhiwu ^a,b   Li, Yun ^a,b   Xiang, Mingliang ^a,b   Yang, Jun ^a,b   Yao, Guoyin ^d   Wang, Yu ^d   Yang, Tao ^a,b   Wu, Hao ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (China)

^d Shanghai Child Health Care Institute   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; VALINE; CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GJB2 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL PERMANENT CHILDHOOD HEARING IMPAIRMENT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEARING LOSS;

CHILD; CONNEXINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 84860528156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036621     Document Type: Article

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