Analysis of human transforming growth factor β-induced gene mutation in corneal dystrophy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1418-1421

  Li, Yang ^a   Sun, Xu Guang ^a   Ren, Hui Yuan ^b   Dong, Bing ^a   Wang, Zhi Qun ^a   Sun, Xiu Ying ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Second Hospital of Baoding   (China)

Author keywords

BIGH3 gene; Corneal dystrophy; Gene mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GENOMIC DNA; HISTIDINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE FUNDUS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 4844229785     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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