Syndromic and non-syndromic disease-linked Cx43 mutations

FEBS Letters

Volumn 588, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1339-1348

  Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cx43; Gap junction; Germ line; Oculodentodigital dysplasia

Indexed keywords

CX43; GAP JUNCTION; GERM-LINE; OCULODENTODIGITAL DYSPLASIA;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SYNDACTYLY; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 84898888299     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.12.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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