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Sequence-based diagnosis of tyrosinase-related oculocutaneous albinism: successful sequence analysis of the tyrosinase gene from blood spots dried on filter paper.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1998
Matsunaga J, Dakeishi-Hara M, Miyamura Y, Nakamura E, Tanita M, Satomura K, Tomita Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A large number of mutations of the tyrosinase gene result in oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). Therefore, at present, sequence analysis of the tyrosinase gene has become necessary to diagnose OCA patients and their relatives. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to facilitate the sequence-based diagnosis of tyrosinase-related OCA by using small amounts of the patient's blood. METHODS: Blood spots dried...
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