Genetics of oculocutaneous albinism;Genetik bei okulokutanem albinismus

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 674-680

  Zuhlke C ^a   Stell, A ^a   Kasmann Kellner B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albinism; Genetic counseling; Melanin; Pigmentation; Recessive inheritance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548541051     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1590-1     Document Type: Review

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