The genetics of keratoconus

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-6

  Nowak, Dorota M ^a   Gajecka, Marzena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genetics; Keratoconus; Keratoconus Loci

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; EYE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDH11; PROTEIN COL27A1; PROTEIN HGF; PROTEIN IL1B; PROTEIN NUB1; PROTEIN VSX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79953066948     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.75876     Document Type: Article

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