A novel deletion variant of γD-crystallin responsible for congenital nuclear cataract

Molecular Vision

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 2096-2104

  Zhang, Li Yun ^a   Yam, Gary Hin Fai ^a   Fan, Dorothy Shu Ping ^a   Tam, Pancy Oi Sin ^a   Lam, Dennis Shun Chiu ^a   Pang, Chi Pui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; GAMMAC CRYSTALLIN; GAMMAD CRYSTALLIN; LAMIN A; LAMIN C; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN COS7; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DELETION MUTANT; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LENS FIBER; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOLUBILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CRYSTALLINS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 36048947425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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