GJB2 and GJB6 screening in Tunisian patients with autosomal recessive deafness

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 714-716

  Trabelsi, Mediha ^a,b   Bahri, Wafa ^b   Habibi, Marwene ^b   Zainine, Rim ^c   Maazoul, Faouzi ^a   Ghazi, Besbes ^c   Chaabouni, Habiba ^a,b   Mrad, Ridha ^a,b  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^c LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

GJB2; GJB6; Hearing loss; Tunisian patients

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC TESTING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876700376     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.01.024     Document Type: Article

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