Arg555Trp mutation of BIGH3 gene inducing granular corneal dystrophy Groenouw type I

Chinese Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-62

  Chen, Lili ^a   Yu, Ping ^a   Gu, Yangshun ^a   Yang, Yuehong ^a   Yan, Xiaoyi ^a   Ge, Zhen ^a   Lü, Na ^a   Guo, Lei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

BIGH3; Gene mutation; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Single strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP)

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIGH3 GENE; CHINESE; CODON; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; EXON; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY GROENOUW TYPE I; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 14644388110     PISSN: 10030808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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