Elucidating the molecular genetic basis of the corneal dystrophies: Are we there yet?

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Aldave, Anthony J ^a   Sonmez, Baris ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CENTRAL CRYSTALLINE DYSTROPHY OF SCHYNDER; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONGENITAL HEREDITARY STROMAL DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; EPITHELIAL BASEMENT MEMBRANE DYSTROPHY; EPITHELIUM; FLECK CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; LISCH DYSTROPHY; MACULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSICIAN; POSTERIOR POLYMORPHOUS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X LINKED ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY;

CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 33846958072     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.2.177     Document Type: Review

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