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Abstract
A gap junction protein encoded by the Gap Junction Beta 2 or GJB2 gene. In the cochlea and epidermis, its hexamers form channels between cells that open to allow cell-to-cell diffusion of small molecules as well as recycling of potassium. Mutations in Connexin 26 are associated with congenital SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS.
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- Connexin Cx26
- Connexin beta-2
- beta2 Connexin
- 26, Connexin
- Connexin beta 2
- Connexin, beta2
- Cx26, Connexin
- beta-2, Connexin
- Gap Junction beta-2 protein
- Gap Junction beta 2 protein
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2017 (1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Connexin 26. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072259. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072259
- Connexin 26. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24727098