White spot syndromes of the retina: A hypothesis based on the common genetic hypothesis of autoimmune/inflammatory disease

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 376-379

  Jampol, Lee M ^a,c   Becker, Kevin G ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHOROID DISEASE; CHOROIDITIS; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UVEITIS; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME;

EID: 0037373634     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02088-3     Document Type: Editorial

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