A novel mutation of WFS1 gene in Chinese patients with Wolfram syndrome

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 85, Issue 35, 2005, Pages 2468-2471

  Fang, Qi Chen ^a   Jia, Wei Ping ^b   Zhang, Rong ^b   Li, Qing ^b   Hu, Cheng ^b   Shao, Xin Yu ^b   Chai, Hua Qi ^b   Lu, Hui Juan ^b   Xiang, Kun San ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome abnormalities; Gene; Mutation; Wolfram syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENE PRODUCT; GENOMIC DNA; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN WFS1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHINESE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTRON; PARENT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 25844463599     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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