Ala397Asp mutation of myosin VIA gene segregating in a Spanish family with type-1b Usher syndrome

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 691-694

  Espinos C ^a   Millan J M ^b   Sanchez F ^a   Beneyto, M ^b   Najera C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; USHER SYNDROME;

ADULT; DYNEIN ATPASE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOSINS; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031879888     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050763     Document Type: Article

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