A transversion mutation in non-coding exon 3 of the TMC1 gene in two ethnically related Iranian deaf families from different geographical regions; evidence for founder effect

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 821-826

  Davoudi Dehaghani, Elham ^a,b   Zeinali, Sirous ^a,c   Mahdieh, Nejat ^c,d   Shirkavand, Atefeh ^e   Bagherian, Hamideh ^c   Tabatabaiefar, Mohammad Amin ^f  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Kawsar Human Genetics Research Center   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^f AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive non syndromic hearing loss; DFNB7 11; Ethnicity; Iran; Mutation; TMC1

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE NONSYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DFNB11 GENE; DFNB7 GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FAMILY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTRON; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TMC1 GENE;

DEAFNESS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXONS; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

EID: 84876741344     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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