A linkage survey of 20 dominant retinitis pigmentosa families: Frequencies of the nine known loci and evidence for further heterogeneity

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Inglehearn, Chris F ^a,c   Tarttelin, Emma E ^a   Plant, Catherine ^b   Peacock, Rachel E ^a   Al Maghtheh, Mai ^a   Vithana, Eranga ^a   Bird, Alan C ^b   Bhattacharya, Shomi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADRP; Retina; Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

PERIPHERIN; RHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 7P; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; MEIOSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0031959835     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.1.1     Document Type: Article

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