Mutation in Brief
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Two Indian siblings with Oguchi disease are homozygous for an arrestin mutation encoding premature termination
Marion Maw,
Govindasamy Kumaramanickavel,
Bibhas Kar, Sheila John, Robyn Bridges,
Dr. Michael Denton,
Marion Maw
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorGovindasamy Kumaramanickavel
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorRobyn Bridges
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Dr. Michael Denton
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorMarion Maw,
Govindasamy Kumaramanickavel,
Bibhas Kar, Sheila John, Robyn Bridges,
Dr. Michael Denton,
Marion Maw
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorGovindasamy Kumaramanickavel
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorRobyn Bridges
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dr. Michael Denton
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Biochemistry Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this author
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