Genomic organization of the human TIMP-1 gene: Investigation of a causative role in the pathogenesis of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa 2

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1893-1896

  Hardcastle, Alison J ^a,b   Thiselton, Dawn L ^a   Nayudu, Manimekalai ^a   Hampson, R Mark ^a   Bhattacharya, Shomi S ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Genomic structure; Mutation screening; Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1; X linked retinitis pigmentosa 2

Indexed keywords

TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030856048     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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