A novel locus for X-linked congenital cataract on Xq24

Molecular Vision

Volumn 14, Issue , 2008, Pages 721-726

  Craig, Jamie E ^a   Friend, Kathryn L ^b   Gecz, Jozef ^b,c   Rattray, Kate M ^d   Troski, Mark ^d   Mackey, David A ^d   Burdon, Kathryn P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME XQ; CHROMOSOME XQ24; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CATARACT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; GENES, X-LINKED; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; PEDIGREE; TOOTH;

EID: 42649092896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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