The common TMC1 mutation c.100C>T (p.Arg34X) is not a significant cause of deafness in British Asians

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 453-455

  Searle, Claire ^a   Mavrogiannis, Lampros A ^b   Bennett, Christopher P ^a   Charlton, Ruth S ^b  

^a Yorkshire Regional Genetics Service   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TMC1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRITISH ASIAN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEAFNESS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84861517764     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0254     Document Type: Article

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