The complexities of ocular genetics

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-88

  Saleem, R A ^a   Walter, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genetic heterogeneity; Genetic transmission; Genotype phenotype correlations; Ocular diseases

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SHORT SURVEY; VISUAL SYSTEM; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EYE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0036488057     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610201.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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