Gene mapping and mutation detection in a family with congenital nuclear cataract

Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-238

  Liu, Ping ^a   Zhang, Lu ^b   Ouyang, Shan ^b   Gao, Ling Han ^b   He, Lin ^b   Fu, Song Bin ^b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cataract; Chromosomes; Gamma crystallins; Human; Linkage (genetics); Pair 2; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; STOP CODON;

CATARACT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CODON, NONSENSE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 63849095962     PISSN: 04124081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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