Deletion of the X-linked opsin gene array locus control region (LCR) results in disruption of the cone mosaic

Vision Research

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1989-1999

  Carroll, Joseph ^a   Rossi, Ethan A ^b   Porter, Jason ^c   Neitz, Jay ^d   Roorda, Austin ^b   Williams, David R ^e   Neitz, Maureen ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Blue cone monochromacy; Color vision; Cones; Opsin; Photopigment

Indexed keywords

CONE OPSIN;

ARTICLE; BLUE CONE MONOCHROMACY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 77955845423     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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