Ophthalmologic findings in a large pedigree of 11778/Haplogroup J Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-277

  Sadun, Federico ^a,g   De Negri, Anna Maria ^b   Carelli, Valerio ^c   Salomao, Solange R ^d   Berezovsky, Adriana ^d   Andrade, Rafael ^d   Moraes, Milton ^d   Passos, Angelo ^d   Belfort, Rubens ^d   Bastos Da Rosa, Arlon ^e   Quiros, Peter ^f   Sadun, Alfredo A ^f  

^a Ospedale S Giovanni Evangelista   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Ctro Univ do Espirito Santo   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Centro Oftalmologico EUR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 10744227920     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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