Mutation detection in GJB2 gene among Malays with non-syndromic hearing loss

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1175-1179

  Zainal, Siti Aishah ^a   Md Daud, Mohd Khairi ^a   Abd Rahman, Normastura ^b   Zainuddin, Zafarina ^b   Alwi, Zilfalil ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

GJB2 gene; Hearing loss; Malay; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GJB2 GENE; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALAY; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NON SYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONNEXINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84862752839     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.04.027     Document Type: Article

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