Genetics of aniridia and anterior segment dysgenesis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 669-673

  Churchill, Amanda ^a   Booth, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEURAL CREST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029736446     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.7.669     Document Type: Short Survey

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