Characterization of the G91del CRYBA1/3-crystallin protein: A cause of human inherited cataract

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 945-953

  Reddy, M A ^a   Bateman, O A ^b   Chakarova, C ^a   Ferris, J ^c   Berry, V ^a   Lomas, E ^d   Sarra, R ^b   Smith, M A ^b   Moore, A T ^a   Bhattacharya, S S ^a   Slingsby, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Genome Campus Hinxton   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; CRYSTALLIN; GLYCINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CATARACTOGENESIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATARACT; CRYSTALLINS; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GLYCINE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE DELETION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 2442626769     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh110     Document Type: Article

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