Common genes for non-syndromic deafness are uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa: A report from Nigeria

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1870-1873

  Lasisi, Akeem O ^a,b   Bademci, Guney ^a   Foster, Joseph ^a   Blanton, Susan ^a   Tekin, Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

GJB2; GJB6 deletion; Molecular diagnosis; MtDNA mutation; Nigeria; Non syndromic deafness

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; ONSET AGE; Y CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; BLACK PERSON; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907960241     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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