DNA sequence variants in the tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) gene are not associated with human pigmentary glaucoma

Molecular Vision

Volumn 8, Issue , 2002, Pages 127-129

  Lynch, Sean ^a   Yanagi, Grant ^a   DelBono, Elizabeth ^a   Wiggs, Janey L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLAUCOMA; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; IRIS ATROPHY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PIGMENT GLAUCOMA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DNA; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036976942     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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