Retinal histopathology of an XLRP carrier with a mutation in the RPGR exon ORF15

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-443

  Aguirre, Gustavo D ^a,b   Yashar, Beverly M ^c   John, Sinoj K ^b   Smith, Julie E ^b   Breuer, Debra K ^d   Hiriyanna, S ^c   Swaroop, Anand ^c,d   Milam, Ann H ^b,e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exon ORF15; Immunocytochemistry; Photoreceptor differentiation; Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa; RP3; RPGR; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEIN; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE REGULATOR PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; STOP CODON; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0036032865     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(02)92037-3     Document Type: Article

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