Cellular Retinol Binding Protein 1 (RBP1): A frequent polymorphism, refined map position and exclusion as the Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicanthus inversus Syndrome gene

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-258

  Bisceglia, L ^a   D'ambrosio, L ^a   Piemontese, M R ^a   Carella, M ^a   Amati, P ^b   Bonneau, D ^b   Pilia, G ^c   Gasparini, P ^a   Zelante, L ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicanthus inversus Syndrome (BPES); Cellular Retinol Binding Protein gene (RBP1); Retinol

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EPICANTHUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS;

EID: 0032142771     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1998.0171     Document Type: Article

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