Adult Refsum disease. A tapetoretinal degeneration accessible for therapy;Die adulte Refsum-erkrankung: Eine netzhautdystrophie mit therapeutischen optionen

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 772-777

  Ruther K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult Refsum disease; Elevated plasma phytanic acid level; Low phytanic acid diet; Polyneuropathy; Tapetoretinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

PHYTANIC ACID;

ANOSMIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POLYNEUROPATHY; REFSUM DISEASE; RETINA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

EID: 24044443598     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-005-1239-x     Document Type: Review

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