Genetics of pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-91

  Challa, Pratap ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Genetics; Glaucoma; Lysyl oxidase like 1; Pseudoexfoliation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE;

ELASTIC FIBER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLAUCOMA; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOXL1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 62849103190     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328320d86a     Document Type: Review

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