Isolation and chromosomal localization of a cornea-specific human keratin 12 gene and detection of four mutations in meesmann corneal epithelial dystrophy

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1268-1275

  Nishida, Kohji ^a   Honma, Yoichi ^a   Dota, Atsuyoshi ^a   Kawasaki, Satoshi ^a   Adachi, Wakako ^a   Nakamura, Takahiro ^a   Quantock, Andrew J ^a   Hosotani, Hisashi ^b   Yamamoto, Shuji ^b   Okada, Masaki ^b   Shimomura, Yoshikazu ^b   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KERATIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 17344362372     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301650     Document Type: Article

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