Hereditary non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss: Transforming silence to sound

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-284

  Schrijver, Iris ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; COCHLIN; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; GUANINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PENDRIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOLFRAMIN;

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INHERITANCE; JEW; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PENDRED SYNDROME; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

EID: 8744312800     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-1578(10)60522-3     Document Type: Review

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