Evaluation of the gene encoding the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 in various maculopathies

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1054-1059

  Felbor, Ute ^a,b   Doepner, Dietrich ^b   Schneider, Ulrike ^c   Zrenner, Eberhart ^c   Weber, Bernhard H F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

extracellular matrix; macular degeneration; retinal pigment epithelium; Sorsby's fundus dystrophy; TIMP3

Indexed keywords

TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA VITELLIFORM DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030949922     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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