Allelic homogeneity in Avellino corneal dystrophy due to a founder effect

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Tsujikawa, Kaoru ^a   Tsujikawa, Motokazu ^a   Watanabe, Hitoshi ^a   Maeda, Naoyuki ^a   Inoue, Yoshitsugu ^a   Fujikado, Takashi ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD); Founder effect; Homogeneity; SNP; TGFBI

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AVELLINO CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FOUNDER EFFECT; HAPLOTYPES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 33845890514     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-006-0083-4     Document Type: Article

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