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Identification of the gene and the mutation responsible for the mouse nob phenotype.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2003
Gregg Ronald G, Mukhopadhyay Suparna, Candille Sophie I, Ball Sherry L, Pardue Machelle T, McCall Maureen A, Peachey Neal S
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PURPOSE: The available evidence indicates that the naturally occurring mouse mutant nob (no b-wave) provides an animal model for the complete form of human X-linked congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB1). The goals of the present study were to identify the nob gene defect, to characterize the expression pattern of the involved gene, and to assess visual sensitivity in nob mice. METHODS: Positional cloning,...
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