Non-syndromic retinal ciliopathies: Translating gene discovery into therapy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue R1, 2012, Pages

  Estrada Cuzcano, Alejandro ^a,b   Roepman, Ronald ^a,b   Cremers, Frans P M ^a,b   Hollander, Anneke I Den ^a,b   Mans, Dorus A ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARL6 GENE; ARTICLE; BBS1 GENE; BBS9 GENE; C2ORF71 GENE; C8ORF37 GENE; CEP290 GENE; CLRN1 GENE; FAM161A; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; IQCB1 GENE; LCA5 GENE; MAK GENE; NONHUMAN; NONSYNDROMIC RETINAL CILIOPATHY; OFD1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RP1 GENE; RP2 GENE; RPGR GENE; RPGRIP1 GENE; TOPORS GENE; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TTC8 GENE; TULP1 GENE; USH2A GENE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CILIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC THERAPY; GENETIC VARIATION; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MICE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISION, OCULAR; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867112903     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds298     Document Type: Article

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