Missense mutations in Norrie disease gene are not associated with advanced stages of retinopathy of prematurity in Kuwaiti Arabs

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-91

  Haider, M Z ^a   Devarajan, L V ^a   Al Essa, M ^a   Srivastva, B S ^a   Kumar, H ^b   Azad, R ^b   Rashwan, N ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c Kuwait Maternity Hospital   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Genotype; Missense mutation; Polymerase chain reaction; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NORRIE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

EID: 0033973673     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014199     Document Type: Article

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