Constitutional nonsense germline mutations in the RB1 gene detected in patients with early onset unilateral retinoblastoma

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1749-1752

  Cowell, J K ^a   Cragg, H ^a,b  

^a Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early onset; Gene mutations; Genetic counselling; RB1; Retinoblastoma; Unilateral Rb

Indexed keywords

RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA;

EID: 0030248583     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00201-8     Document Type: Article

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