Evidence of genetic heterogeneity of Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) and mapping of LCA1 to chromosome 17p13

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 798-801

  Camuzat, Agnès ^a   Rozet, Jean Michel ^a   Dollfus, Hélène ^a   Gerber, Sylvie ^a   Perrault, Isabelle ^a   Weissenbach, Jean ^b   Munnich, Arnold ^a   Kaplan, Josseline ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b GÉNÉTHON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 17P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029920667     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02346192     Document Type: Article

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