Developmental basis of nanophthalmos: MFRP is required for both prenatal ocular growth and postnatal emmetropization

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Sundin, Olof H ^a   Dharmaraj, Sharola ^a   Bhutto, Imran A ^a   Hasegawa, Takuya ^a   McLeod, D Scott ^a   Merges, Carol A ^a   Silval, Eduardo D ^b   Maumenee, Irene H ^a   Lutty, Gerard A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Development; Hyperopia; Microphthalmia; Nanophthalmos

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MFRP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMMETROPIZATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE REFRACTION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RECORD; MFRP GENE; MICROPHTHALMIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REFRACTION ERROR;

ADULT; AGING; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EYE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENES, RECESSIVE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMOS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISION;

EID: 41149103946     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13816810701651241     Document Type: Article

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