Genetic risk of primary open-angle glaucoma: Population-based familial aggregation study

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1640-1645

  Wolfs, Roger C W ^a   Klaver, Caroline C W ^a   Ramrattan, Raan S ^a   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   De Jong, Paulus T V M ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK CUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; SIBLING;

EID: 0032407480     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.12.1640     Document Type: Article

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