Leber's congenital amaurosis: An update

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-22

  Fazzi, Elisa ^a   Signorini, Sabrina Giovanna ^a   Scelsa, Barbara ^a   Bova, Stefania Maria ^a   Lanzi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital blindness; Genetics; Leber's congenital amaurosis; Mental retardation; Stereotypic behaviours; Systemic associations

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037216843     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(02)00135-6     Document Type: Review

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