Gene mutations in retinitis pigmentosa and their clinical implications

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-16

  Wang, D Y ^a   Chan, W M ^a   Tam, P O S ^a   Baum, L ^a   Lam, D S C ^a   Chong, K K L ^a   Fan, B J ^a   Pang, C P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gene mutations; Retinitis pigmentosa; RHO; RP1; RPGR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BLINDNESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EYE PROTEINS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUTATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 9444295897     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.08.004     Document Type: Review

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