A novel mutation in the MIP gene is associated with autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract in a Chinese family

Molecular Vision

Volumn 17, Issue , 2011, Pages 1320-1323

  Yang, Guoxing ^a   Zhang, Guisen ^b   Wu, Qiang ^b   Zhao, Jialiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Red Cross Society of Inner Mongolia Chao Ju Ophthalmic Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; MAJOR INTRINSIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT CONGENITAL NUCLEAR CATARACT; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONGENITAL CATARACT; DNA EXTRACTION; FAMILY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MIP GENE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AQUAPORINS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; CATARACT; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79959284698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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