VMD2 and its role in Best's disease and other retinopathies;VMD2 und seine rolle bei Morbus Best und anderen retinopathien

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-121

  Stohr H ^a   Milenkowic, V ^a   Weber, B H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADVIRC; Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy; Conserved gene family; Vitreoretinochoroidopathy associated with developmental abnormalities; VMD2

Indexed keywords

BESTROPHIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA MACULA VITELLIFORM DEGENERATION; RETINOPATHY; RNA SPLICING; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 15244361839     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-004-1159-1     Document Type: Article

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