Homocystinuria with congenital/developmental cataract

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 725-728

  Sulochana, K N ^a   Amirthalakshmi, S ^a   Vasanthi, S B ^a   Tamilselvi, R ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Cystine; Homocystinuria; Methionine

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTINE; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATARACT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINE;

ADULT; CATARACT; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, PAPER; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE;

EID: 0034304537     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723928     Document Type: Article

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