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The molecular genetics of inherited deafness – current and future applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Tracy J. Bussoli  and
Karen P. Steel
Tracy J. Bussoli
Affiliation:
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Karen P. Steel
Affiliation:
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 523 - 530
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