Genetic dissection of myocilin glaucoma

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue REV. ISS. 1, 2004, Pages

  Gong, Gordon ^a   Kosoko Lasaki, Omofolasade ^b   Haynatzki, Gleb R ^a   Wilson, M Roy ^c  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GENE PRODUCT; MYOCILIN; OPTONEURIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASIAN; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EYE PROTEINS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PENETRANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

DROSOPHILA C VIRUS;

EID: 1842579383     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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