Interaction of the LMX1B and PAX2 gene products suggests possible molecular basis of differential phenotypes in Nail-Patella syndrome

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 789-792

  Marini, Monica ^a,b   Giacopelli, Francesca ^a,b   Seri, Marco ^c   Ravazzolo, Roberto ^a,b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

LMX1B; Modifier gene; Nail Patella syndrome; PAX2; Phenotype variability

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; LIM PROTEIN; LMX1B PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; NAIL PATELLA SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NAIL-PATELLA SYNDROME; PAX2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES; YEASTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20544435690     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201405     Document Type: Article

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