Aniridia among children and teenagers in Sweden and Norway

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 730-734

  Edén, Ulla ^a   Beijar, Caroline ^a   Riise, Ruth ^b   Tornqvist, Kristina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Childhood glaucoma; Congenital eye diseases; Corneal clouding; Iris hypoplasia; PAX6 gene; WAGR complex; Wilms tumour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; GILLESPIE SYNDROME; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LENS LUXATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; VISUAL ACUITY; WAGR SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIRIDIA; CATARACT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS SUBLUXATION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY; WAGR SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55449137117     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01310.x     Document Type: Article

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