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The connexin26 S17F mouse mutant represents a model for the human hereditary keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 2011
Schütz Melanie, Auth Tanja, Gehrt Anna, Bosen Felicitas, Körber Inken, Strenzke Nicola, Moser Tobias, Willecke Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the GJB2 gene coding for connexin26 (Cx26) can cause a variety of deafness and hereditary hyperproliferative skin disorders in humans. In this study, we investigated the Cx26S17F mutation in mice, which had been identified to cause the keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome in...
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