Visual impairment and REP-1 gene mutations in Japanese choroideremia patients

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-115

  Hayakawa, M ^a   Fujiki, K ^a   Hotta, Y ^a   Ito, R ^a   Ohki, J ^a   Ono, J ^a   Saito, A ^a   Nakayasu, K ^a   Kanai, A ^a   Ishidoh, K ^a   Kominami, E ^a   Yoshida, K ^b   Kim, K C ^b   Ohashi, H ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choroideremia; Mutation; Rab escort ptotein 1; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROIDEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032813106     PISSN: 01676784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opge.20.2.107.2285     Document Type: Article

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