Association of keratoconus and Avellino corneal dystrophy [9]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-368

  Igarashi, Sho ^a   Makita, Y ^a   Hikichi, T ^a   Mori, F ^a   Hanada, K ^a   Yoshida, A ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; KERATOEPITHELIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AVELLINO CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LETTER; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037341596     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.3.367     Document Type: Letter

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