Evidence that Griscelli syndrome with neurological involvement is caused by mutations in RAB27A, not MYO5A

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 407-414

  Anikster, Yair ^a   Huizing, Marjan ^a   Anderson, Paul D ^a   Fitzpatrick, Diana L ^a   Klar, Aharon ^b   Gross Kieselstein, Eva ^b   Berkun, Yackov ^b   Shazberg, Gila ^b   Gahl, William A ^a   Hurvitz, Haggit ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GRISCELLI SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MYO5A GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAB27A GENE;

EID: 18444415152     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341606     Document Type: Article

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