Fine localization of a new cataract locus, Kec, on mouse chromosome 14 and exclusion of candidate genes as the gene that causes cataract in the Kec mouse

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 651-656

  Kong, Minji ^a   Cho, Jae Woo ^b   Kim, Jeong Ki ^a   Kim, Eunmin ^a   Kim, Jae Young ^c   Cho, Kyu Hyuk ^b   Song, Chang Woo ^b   Yoon, Sungjoo Kim ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Exclusion; Genetic linkage; Kec; Morphology

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; LENS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RECESSIVE GENE;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENES, RECESSIVE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER;

MUS;

EID: 53349177502     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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