Novel R252P Mutation of the RHO gene in patients with retinitis pigmentosa from Bashkortostan

Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 677-679

  Grinberg, E R ^a   Dzhemileva, L I ^a   Khusnutdinova, E K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Medical genetics; Polymerase chain reaction; Retinitis pigmentosa; RHO; SSCP analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548426152     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893307040243     Document Type: Article

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