Comment on 'A PAX6 gene polymorphism is associated with genetic predisposition to extreme myopia'

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 598-599

  Zayats, T ^a   Guggenheim, J A ^a   Hammond, C J ^b   Young, T L ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ALLELE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOPIA; PHENOTYPE; REFRACTION ERROR; TAIWAN;

EID: 42449121816     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6703096     Document Type: Letter

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