Aniridia and optic nerve hypoplasia

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 762-764

  McCulley, T J ^a   Mayer, K ^b   Dahr, S S ^b   Simpson, J ^c   Holland, E J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Foveal hypoplasia; Optic nerve hypoplasia; PAX6

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PREVALENCE; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA FOVEA HYPOPLASIA;

EID: 22744445535     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701642     Document Type: Article

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