The spectrum of GJB2 mutations in the Iranian population with non-syndromic hearing loss-A twelve year study

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1164-1174

  Bazazzadegan, Niloofar ^a   Nikzat, Nooshin ^a   Fattahi, Zohreh ^a   Nishimura, Carla ^b   Meyer, Nicole ^b   Sahraian, Shima ^a   Jamali, Payman ^c   Babanejad, Mojgan ^a   Kashef, Atie ^a   Yazdan, Hilda ^d   Sabbagh Kermani, Farahnaz ^e   Taghdiri, Maryam ^f   Azadeh, Batool ^g   Mojahedi, Faezeh ^h   Khoshaeen, Atefeh ⁱ   Habibi, Haleh ^j   Reyhanifar, Farahnaz ^k   Nouri, Narges ^l   Smith, Richard J H ^b   Kahrizi, Kimia ^a   Najmabadi, Hossein ^a   more..

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Ali Akbar Welfare Organization   (Iran)

^d Genetic Counseling Center   (Iran)

^e Department of Genetics   (Iran)

^f Genetic Counseling Center   (Iran)

^g Welfare Counseling Center   (Iran)

^h Mashhad   (Iran)

ⁱ Welfare Counseling Center   (Iran)

^j Mobasher Emergency Hospital   (Iran)

^k Alameh Amini Counseling Center   (Iran)

^l Genetic Counseling Center   (Iran)

more..

Author keywords

DFNB1; GJB2; Iran; Non syndromic hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GJB2 GENE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NON SYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONNEXINS; CONSANGUINITY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; IRAN; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84862772765     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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