Structure of the gene for congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (NPHS1) and characterization of mutations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-61

  Lenkkeri, Ulla ^a   Männikkö, Minna ^a   McCready, Paula ^b   Lamerdin, Jane ^b   Gribouval, Olivier ^c   Niaudet, Patrick ^c   Antignac, Corinne ^c   Kashtan, Clifford E ^d   Holmberg, Christer ^e   Olsen, Anne ^b   Kestilä, Marjo ^a   Tryggvason, Karl ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FINLAND; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033366679     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302182     Document Type: Article

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