Polymorphic corneal amyloidosis: A disorder due to a novel mutation in the Transforming Growth Factor β-Induced (BIGH3) gene

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1108-1114

  Eifrig Jr , David E ^a   Afshari, Natalie A ^a   Buchanan IV, Harry W ^b   Bowling, Brandy L ^a   Klintworth, Gordon K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sacred Heart Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMYLOID; ASPARTIC ACID; DNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEAL AMYLOIDOSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA INDUCED GENE;

EID: 2942577626     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.09.043     Document Type: Article

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