Article
KIF21A variant R954W in familial or sporadic cases of CFEOM1.
European journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Rudolph Guenther, Nentwich Michael, Hellebrand Heide, Pollack Katharina, Gordes Roswitha, Bau Viktoria, Kampik Anselm, Meindl Alfons
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To demonstrate the clinical characteristics and determine mutations in the KIF21A gene, encoding a kinesin motor protein in patients with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) type 1. METHODS: Patients of five families with congenital fibrosis syndrome and two simplex patients with CFEOM underwent ophthalmologic examination and mutation analysis in the KIF21A gene. RESULTS: Clinical...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
