Molecular characterisation of congenital glaucoma in a consanguineous Canadian community: A step towards preventing glaucoma related blindness

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 422-427

  Nicole Martin, S ^a   Sutherland, Joanne ^b   Levin, Alex V ^b,c   Klose, Robert ^a   Priston, Megan ^a   Héon, Elise ^a,b,c  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital glaucoma; CYP1B1; Gene; Genetic counselling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONSANGUINITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARYL HYDROCARBON HYDROXYLASES; BLINDNESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRISTIANITY; CONSANGUINITY; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRIS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; ONTARIO; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE;

EID: 1642602458     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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