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The molecular genetics of inherited deafness – current knowledge and recent advances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Rachel E. Hardisty ,
Jane Fleming  and
Karen P. Steel
Rachel E. Hardisty
Affiliation:
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK
Jane Fleming
Affiliation:
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK
Karen P. Steel*
Affiliation:
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Professor Karen P. Steel, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD. e-mail: karen@ihr.mrcac.uk
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 5 , May 1998 , pp. 432 - 437
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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