Genetic counseling and genetic testing in ophthalmology

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Sutherland, Joanne E ^a   Day, Megan A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Pedigree analysis; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BLINDNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

EYE DISEASES; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIGREE;

EID: 69749092231     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32832f7f0d     Document Type: Review

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