Hereditary Hyperferritinemia-Cataract Syndrome: Prevalence, Lens Morphology, Spectrum of Mutations, and Clinical Presentations

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1753-1761

  Craig, Jamie E ^a,e   Clark, J Benedict ^a   McLeod, Janet L ^b   Kirkland, Mark A ^b   Grant, Glenys ^a   Elder, James E ^c   Toohey, Michael G ^a   Kowal, Lionel ^a   Savoia, Helen F ^d   Chen, Celia ^e   Roberts, Sarah ^b   Wirth, M Gabriela ^c   Mackey, David A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Douglas Hocking Research Institute   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Women's and Children's Health   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITARY HYPERFERRITINEMIA CATARACT SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; INFANT; LENS; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0344305685     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.12.1753     Document Type: Article

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