The genetics of cataract: Our vision becomes clearer

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 520-525

  Hejtmancik, J F ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CRYSTALLIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CATARACT; CONGENITAL CATARACT; EDITORIAL; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE CATARACT;

EID: 0031979070     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301774     Document Type: Article

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