Analysis of phosducin as a candidate gene for retinopathies

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-14

  Ara Iwata, Fumino ^a,b   Jacobson, Samuel G ^a   Gass, J Donald M ^a   Hotta, Yoshihiro ^b   Fujiki, Keiko ^b   Hayakawa, Mutsuko ^b   Inana, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AZOOR; Candidate gene; Phosducin; Polymorphism; Usher syndrome II

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; GLYCINE; LYSINE; PHOSDUCIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINOPATHY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; USHER SYNDROME;

EID: 0029961790     PISSN: 01676784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816819609057863     Document Type: Article

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