Article
A deletion mutation in the betaA1/A3 crystallin gene ( CRYBA1/A3) is associated with autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract in a Chinese family.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Qi Yanhua, Jia Hongyan, Huang Shangzhi, Lin Hui, Gu Jingzhi, Su Hong, Zhang Tieying, Gao Ya, Qu Lijun, Li Dandan, Li Ying
Abstract excerpt
Congenital cataracts are an important cause of blindness worldwide. In a family of Chinese descent, a dominant congenital nuclear cataract locus was mapped to chromosome 17q11.1-12. The maximum LOD score, 2.49, at recombination fraction 0, was obtained for marker D17S1294. The results of both linkage and haplotype analyses defined a disease-gene to an 11.78-cM region harboring the gene coding for betaA1/A3...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
