Complementation studies in human and feline Niemann-Pick type C disease

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-121

  Somers, K L ^a   Wenger, D A ^b   Royals, M A ^a   Carstea, E D ^c   Connally, H E ^a   Kelly, T ^a   Kimball, R ^a   Thrall, M A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c S Mary's Hosp and Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol metabolism; Complementation analysis; Lysosomal storage; Niemann Pick disease type C; Somatic cell hybridization

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FILIPIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL FUSION; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032776342     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1998.2778     Document Type: Article

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