A novel homozygous mutation in the EC1/EC2 interaction domain of the gap junction complex connexon 26 leads to profound hearing impairment

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Birkenhäger, Ralf ^a   Prera, Nicola ^a   Aschendorff, Antje ^a   Laszig, Roland ^a   Arndt, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CHEMISTRY; EXON; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; PETROUS BONE; RADIOGRAPHY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PETROUS BONE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84893753826     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/307976     Document Type: Article

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