Replication and refinement of linkage of posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy to the posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 1 locus on chromosome 20

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 228-234

  Yellore, Vivek S ^a   Papp, Jeanette C ^b   Sobel, Eric ^b   Khan, M Ali ^a   Rayner, Sylvia A ^a   Farber, Debora B ^a   Aldave, Anthony J ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome 20; Linkage analysis; PPCD

Indexed keywords

T CELL FACTOR 8; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTERIOR POLYMORPHOUS CORNEA DYSTROPHY; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 34247219778     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31803c4dc2     Document Type: Article

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