Hope and major strides for genetic diseases of the eye

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-397

  Traboulsi, Elias I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye diseases; Retinal dystrophies; RPE65

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION;

EYE DISEASES; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 77951883463     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-009-0060-8     Document Type: Article

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