Autoimmunity in hereditary retinal degenerations-II. Clinical studies: Antiretinal antibodies and fluorescein angiogram findings

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1985, Pages 758-764

  Heckenlively, John R ^a   Solish, Alfred M ^a   Chant, Susan M ^a   Meyers Elliott, Roberta H ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

AUTOIMMUNITY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ANTIBODY; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA PIGMENT DEGENERATION; TAPETORETINAL DEGENERATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022242335     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.69.10.758     Document Type: Article

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