Lens opacities in Bloom syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Cefle, Kivanc ^a   Ozturk, Sukru ^a   Gozum, Nilufer ^a   Duman, Nilgun ^a   Mantar, Ferhan ^b   Guler, Kerim ^a   Palanduz, Sukru ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bloom syndrome; Cataract; Lens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BLOOM SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOM SYNDROME; BODY HEIGHT; CATARACT; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 34848921451     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13816810701389685     Document Type: Article

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