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Molecular Analysis of the CTNS Gene in Indians with Nephropathic Cystinosis

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Abbreviations

CTNS :

Cystinosin

Ser:

Serine

Phe:

Phenylalanine

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  1. Indian Institute of Science and Education Research, Sector 81, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, India

    Anup Arunrao Deshpande & Anand Kumar Bachhawat

  2. MIOT Institute of Nephrology, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

    Rajan Ravichandran

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AAD is a Senior Research Fellow funded by the Cystinosis Research Foundation, USA, & Government of India. AKB is the recipient of a JC Bose National Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The work was partially supported by the Cystinosis Research Foundation, USA.

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Deshpande, A.A., Ravichandran, R. & Bachhawat, A.K. Molecular Analysis of the CTNS Gene in Indians with Nephropathic Cystinosis. Indian J Pediatr 84, 240–241 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2257-1

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