Familial, band-shaped, spheroidal keratopathy histopathology in ethnic Chinese siblings

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 774-777

  Cohen, Kenneth L ^a   Bouldin, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical findings; Ethnic Chinese siblings; Familial band shaped; Pathology; Spheroidal keratopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CHINA; CHINESE; CLIMATIC DROPLET KERATOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CHINA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE;

EID: 0036827521     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200211000-00008     Document Type: Article

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