Rapid communication: The human FEM1B gene maps to chromosome 15q22 and is excluded as the gene for Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 319, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-270

  Ventura Holman, Tereza ^a   Haider, Neena B ^c   Maher, Joseph F ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GV (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d G V SONNY MONTGOMERY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bardet Biedl syndrome; FEM 1; FEM1B; Sex Determination; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DETERMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034130189     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200004000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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