Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in the Lebanese population: prevalence of the 30delG mutation and report of two novel mutations in the connexin 26 (GJB2) gene

J Med Genet. 2001 Oct;38(10):E36. doi: 10.1136/jmg.38.10.e36.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Connexin 26
  • Connexins / chemistry
  • Connexins / genetics*
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Deafness / epidemiology
  • Deafness / genetics*
  • Ethnicity / genetics
  • Exons / genetics
  • Female
  • Genes, Recessive / genetics*
  • Genetic Testing
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Lebanon / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Prevalence
  • Religion
  • Sequence Deletion / genetics*

Substances

  • Connexins
  • GJB2 protein, human
  • Connexin 26