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Original Article

A novel nonsense mutation in Rhodopsin gene in two Indonesian Families with Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Pages 57-63 | Received 30 Apr 2010, Accepted 18 Oct 2010, Published online: 21 Dec 2010

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