Genetics of diabetic retinopathy

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 155-159

  Uthra, Satagopan ^a   Raman, Rajiv ^b   Mukesh, Bickol N ^c   Kumari, Rani Padmaja ^b   Sharma, Tarun ^b   McCarty, Catherine A ^c   Kumaramanickavel, Govindasamy ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Gene mapping; Genetic predisposition

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; PEGAPTANIB; RANIBIZUMAB; RUBOXISTAURIN; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 75749119391     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2008.11886027     Document Type: Review

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