Novel and recurrent mutations in the tyrosinase gene and the P gene in the German albino population

Human Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 200-210

  Passmore, Lori A ^a,b   Kaesmann Kellner, Barbara ^c   Weber, Bernhard H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ALBINISM; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCULAR ALBINISM; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032881771     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390051090     Document Type: Article

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