Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
EST
Expressed sequence tag
HUGO
Human Genome Organization
JLNS
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
kb
Kilobase pairs
kDa
Kilodaltons
Lod
Logarithm of odds score
MHL
Mixed hearing loss
MIM
Mendelian Inheritance in Man
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
NIDCD
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication
Disorders
NSRD
Nonsyndromic recessive deafness
OI
Osteogenesis imperfecta
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
ORF
Open reading frame
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PPK
Palmoplantar keratoderma
RT-PCR
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
SNHL
Sensorineural hearing loss
SSCP
Single-strand conformation polymorphism
UTR
Untranslated region
WS
Waardenburg syndrome
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