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Identification of the gene for Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS).
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2004
Brooks S P, Ebenezer N D, Poopalasundaram S, Lehmann O J, Moore A T, Hardcastle A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The disease intervals for Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS [MIM 302350]) and X linked congenital cataract (CXN) overlap on Xp22. OBJECTIVE: To identify the gene or genes responsible for these diseases. METHODS: Families with NHS were ascertained. The refined locus for CXN was used to focus the search for candidate genes, which were screened by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing of potential...
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