Ophthalmic findings in the Greek isolate of Cohen syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 534-539

  Douzgou, Sofia ^a   Samples, John Randall ^b,c   Georgoudi, Nelli ^d   Petersen, Michael Bjorn ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cataract; COH1; Cohen syndrome; Cornea; Eye; Keratoconus; Pachymetry

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN COH1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHORIORETINAL ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHEN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MYOPIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATARACT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EYE; FEMALE; FINGERS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCEPHALY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYOPIA; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951976116     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33797     Document Type: Article

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