Article
A new codon 15 rhodopsin gene mutation in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa is associated with sectorial disease.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Nov 1993
Sullivan L J, Makris G S, Dickinson P, Mulhall L E, Forrest S, Cotton R G, Loughnan M S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain and characterize rhodopsin gene mutations in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and to correlate these mutations with the clinical phenotypes. METHODS: DNA was extracted from leukocytes, and the rhodopsin gene was amplified and analyzed using molecular-biological meth...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Codon
- DNA Primers
- Electroretinography
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
