Inherited retinal degeneration: Exceptional genetic and clinical heterogeneity

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 380-386

  Sullivan, Lori S ^a   Daiger, Stephen P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; INJURY; METABOLISM; PEDIGREE; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEDIGREE; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RHODOPSIN;

EID: 0030227604     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(96)10037-X     Document Type: Review

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