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Web Links
crystallin, αA (CRYAA); LocusID: 1409. LocusLink:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=1409
crystallin, βB2 (CRYBB2); LocusID: 1415. LocusLink:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=1415
crystallin, γC (CRYGC); LocusID: 1420. LocusLink:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=1420
gap junction protein, α8 (GJA8); LocusID: 2703. LocusLink:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=2703
lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 (LIM2); LocusID: 3982. LocusLink:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=3982
crystallin, γC (CRYGC); MIM number: 123680. OMIM:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?123680
crystallin, αA (CRYAA); MIM number: 123580. OMIM:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?123580
crystallin, βB2 (CRYBB2); MIM number: 123620. OMIM:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?123620
gap junction protein, α8 (GJA8); MIM number: 600897. OMIM:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?600897
lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 (LIM2); MIM number: 154045. OMIM:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?154045
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). Database of human genes and genetic disorders made available online by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim/