Molecular genetic study on corneal dystrophy related to BIGH3 in China

Chinese Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 632-635

  Dong, Weili ^a   Zhou, Liuhe ^a   Jin, Tao ^a   Yu, Jie ^a   Pan, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corneal dystrophy; Heritage; Mutation; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIGH3 GENE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DNA EXTRACTION; EXON; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 33846002784     PISSN: 10030808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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