Evidence that the penetrance of mutations at the RP11 locus causing dominant retinitis pigmentosa is influenced by a gene linked to the homologous RP11 allele

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1059-1066

  McGee, T L ^a   Devoto, M ^c,d   Ott, J ^c   Berson, E L ^b   Dryja, T P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 19Q; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030731399     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301614     Document Type: Article

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