Chromosomal duplication involving the forkhead transcription factor gene FOXC1 causes iris hypoplasia and glaucoma

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1129-1135

  Lehmann, Ordan J ^a   Ebenezer, Neil D ^a   Jordan, Tim ^a,d   Fox, Margaret ^b   Ocaka, Louise ^a   Payne, Annette ^a   Leroy, Bart P ^a   Clark, Brian J ^a   Hitchings, Roger A ^c   Povey, Sue ^b   Khaw, Peng T ^c   Bhattacharya, Shomi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; IRIS DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033753876     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)62943-7     Document Type: Article

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