Development of a DNA chip for the diagnosis of the most common corneal dystrophies caused by mutations in the βigh3 gene

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 722-727

  So, Young Yoo ^a,b   Kim, Tae Im ^c   Lee, Sang Yup ^a   Kim, Eung Kweon ^c,d   Ki, Chang Keum ^d   Nae, Choon Yoo ^d   Won, Min Yoo ^e  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Medigenes Co   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BETA IGH3 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 34249788149     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.111070     Document Type: Article

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