Mutations in the myosin VIAA gene cause a wide phenotypic spectrum, including atypical usher syndrome [5]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 909-912

  Liu, X Z ^a   Hope, C ^a   Walsh, J ^a   Newton, V ^a   Xiao Mei Ke, ^a   Chuan Yu Liang, ^a   Li Ron Xu, ^a   Jiu Mu Zhou, ^a   Trump, D ^a   Steel, K P ^a   Bundey, S ^a   Brown, S D M ^a  

^a MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USHER SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SYNDROME;

MYOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; MYOSINS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032216552     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302026     Document Type: Letter

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