The incidence of PAX6 mutation in patients with simple aniridia: An evaluation of mutation detection in 12 cases

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-286

  Axton, Richard ^a   Hanson, Isabel ^a   Danes, Sarah ^a   Sellar, Grant ^a   Van Heyningen, Veronica ^a   Prosser, Jane ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Mutation; PAX6

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030927863     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.4.279     Document Type: Article

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