Homozygous mutation (L527R) of TGFBI in an individual with lattice corneal dystrophy [3]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 771-773

  Yamada, Naoyuki ^a   Chikama, T I ^a   Morishige, N ^a   Yanai, R ^a   Nishida, T ^a   Inui, M ^a   Seki, K ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA LATTICE DYSTROPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMYLOIDOSIS; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 20344396376     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.056168     Document Type: Letter

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