Are acute zonal occult outer retinopathy and the white spot syndromes (AZOOR complex) specific autoimmune diseases?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 380-381

  Gass, J Donald ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GENDER; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL FIELD; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME;

EID: 0037372321     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00030-8     Document Type: Editorial

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