Isolation of a novel human homologue of the gene coding for echinoderm microtubule-associated protein (EMAP) from the Usher syndrome type la locus at 14q32

Genomics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-106

  Eudy, James D ^a   Ma Edmonds, Manling ^a   Yao, SuFang ^a   Talmadge, Catherine B ^a   Kelley, Philip M ^b   Weston, Michael D ^b   Kimberling, William J ^b   Sumegi, Janos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USHER SYNDROME;

ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 0031194166     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4779     Document Type: Article

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