Novel mutations in the γ-crystallin genes cause autosomal dominant congenital cataracts [6]

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 352-358

  Santhiya, S T ^a   Shyam Manohar, M ^a   Rawlley, D ^a   Vijayalakshmi, P ^a   Namperumalsamy, P ^a   Gopinath, P M ^a   Loster J ^a   Graw, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA CRYSTALLIN;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CRYGA GENE; CRYGB GENE; CRYGC GENE; CRYGD GENE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BASE SEQUENCE; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYSTALLINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036093256     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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