Molecular genetics and prospects for therapy of the inherited retinal dystrophies

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 307-316

  Bessant, David A R ^a,b   Ali, Robin R ^a   Bhattacharya, Shomi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE BINDING CASSETTE PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATION; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DILTIAZEM; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATOR; ION CHANNEL; ISOMEROHYDROLASE; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MEPROBAMATE; PROTEIN; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL; RETINOL DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOL ESTER ISOMEROHYDROLASE; RHODOPSIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSDUCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0035371211     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00195-7     Document Type: Review

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