Genetic refinement of dominant optic atrophy (OPA1) locus to within a 2 cM interval of chromosome 3q

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-121

  Votruba, Marcela ^a,b   Moore, Anthony T ^b,c   Bhattacharya, Shomi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dominant optic atrophy; Genetic refinement; Linkage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 3Q; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOTOMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031047752     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.2.117     Document Type: Article

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