Achromatopsia;Achromatopsie

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 571-582

  Poloschek, C M ^a   Kohl, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achromatopsia; Blue cone monochromatism; Cone dystrophy; Cone rod dystrophy; Oligocone trichromasy

Indexed keywords

CNGA3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CNGB3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE GATED CHANNEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIMETRY; RECESSIVE GENE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNELS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD TESTS;

EID: 77954028388     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-010-2178-8     Document Type: Article

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