The gene causing the Best's macular dystrophy (BMD) encodes a putative ion exchanger

Mitochondrial DNA

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 431-435

  Gómez, Antonio ^a   Cedano, Juan ^a   Oliva, Baldomero ^a   Piñol, Jaume ^a   Querol, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEIN; VMD2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; ION EXCHANGE; ION PUMPS; MACULAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 0035703285     PISSN: 19401736     EISSN: 19401744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10425170109084470     Document Type: Article

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