Analysis of the Stargardt disease gene (ABCR) in age-related macular degeneration

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1531-1536

  De La Paz, Monica A ^a   Guy, Vanessa K ^a   Abou Donia, Suzanne ^a   Heinis, Ruth ^a   Bracken, Bekki ^a   Vance, Jeffery M ^a   Gilbert, John R ^a   Gass, J Donald M ^b   Haines, Jonathan L ^c   Pericak Vance, Margaret A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STARGARDT DISEASE;

EID: 12944255842     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90449-9     Document Type: Article

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