Rhodopsin splice site sequence changes in retinitis pigmentosa and their effect at the mRNA level
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Jennifer L. Whitehead
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK; Fax: (01224) 662839Search for more papers by this authorChristine Bell
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorCarolyn A. Converse
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorHarold M. Hammer
Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorNeva E. Haites
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Jennifer L. Whitehead
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK; Fax: (01224) 662839Search for more papers by this authorChristine Bell
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorCarolyn A. Converse
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorHarold M. Hammer
Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Search for more papers by this authorNeva E. Haites
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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