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

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 576-581

  Tsai, Y Y ^a   Chiang, C C ^a,b   Lin, H J ^a,c   Lin, J M ^a   Wan, L ^a   Tsai, F J ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

EID: 42449156726     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702982     Document Type: Article

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