Prenatal diagnosis of retinoblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-224

  Singh, Arun D ^a,c   Black, Susan H ^b   Shields, Carol L ^a   Shields, Jerry A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 13Q; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETINOBLASTOMA;

EID: 0038781153     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030701-10     Document Type: Article

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