PAX6 mutations may be associated with high myopia

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-182

  Hewitt, Alex W ^a,b   Kearns, Lisa S ^b   Jamieson, Robyn V ^c   Williamson, Kathy A ^d   Van Heyningen, Veronica ^d   MacKey, David A ^b,c,e,f  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Cataract; Hypermetropia; Myopia

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; NYSTAGMUS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; MYOPIA; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34848888632     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13816810701356676     Document Type: Article

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