International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 878-882 , August 2010

Mutational analysis of HOXA2 and SIX2 in a Bronx population with isolated microtia

  • Dennis C. Monks

      Affiliations

    • Division of Translational Genetics, Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Price Center 402, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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  • Arthee Jahangir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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  • Alan L. Shanske

      Affiliations

    • Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, 3415 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Joy Samanich

      Affiliations

    • Center for Congenital Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center, 3415 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Bernice E. Morrow

      Affiliations

    • Division of Translational Genetics, Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Price Center 402, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 718 678 1121; fax: +1 718 678 1016.
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  • Melanie Babcock

      Affiliations

    • Division of Translational Genetics, Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Price Center 402, Bronx, NY 10461, USA

Received 11 March 2010 ,Revised 27 April 2010 ,Accepted 1 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.004

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 878-882 , August 2010

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