A gene for X-linked optic atrophy is closely linked to the Xp11.4- Xp11.2 Region of the X chromosome

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 934-939

  Assink, Jacqueline J M ^a   Tijmes, Nel T ^a   Ten Brink, Jacoline B ^a   Oostra, Roelof Jan ^b   Riemslag, Frans C ^a   De Jong, Paulus T V M ^a,c,d   Bergen, Arthur A B ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME XP; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030826278     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514884     Document Type: Article

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