Effect of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on retinal function in a patient with autosomal dominant Stargardt-like retinal dystrophy [5]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 305-306

  MacDonald, I M ^a   Hebert M ^b   Yau, R J ^b   Flynn, S ^b   Jumpsen, J ^b   Suh, M ^b   Clandinin, M T ^b  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

A WAVE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; B WAVE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY; STARGARDT DISEASE; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; RETINA;

EID: 0942301207     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.024299     Document Type: Letter

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