Genetic heterogeneity of Usher syndrome type II in a Dutch population

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 753-757

  Pieke Dahl, S ^a   Van Aarem, A ^b   Dobin, A ^a   Cremers, C W R J ^b   Kimberling, W J ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dutch population; Genetic heterogeneity; Usher syndrome type II

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; STATISTICS; USHER SYNDROME;

EID: 0029780071     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.9.753     Document Type: Article

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