Variable ocular phenotypes of posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy caused by mutations in the ZEB1 gene

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Liskova, Petra ^a   Filipec, Martin ^b   Merjava, Stanislava ^a   Jirsova, Katerina ^a   Tuft, Stephen J ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Lexum European Eye Clinic   (Czech Republic)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

keratoconus; ocular phenotype; posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy; ZEB1

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER E BOX BINDING HOMEOBOX 1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHENOTYPE; POSTERIOR POLYMORPHOUS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; SLIT LAMP; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 78649313370     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.518577     Document Type: Article

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