MicroRNAs and cataracts: Correlation among let-7 expression, age and the severity of lens opacity

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 747-751

  Peng, Chi Hsien ^a,b,c   Liu, Jorn Hon ^a,d   Woung, Lin Chung ^a,e   Lin, Tzu Jung ^f,g   Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a,h,i   Tseng, Po Chen ^a,e   Du, Wen Yuan ^b   Cheng, Cheng Kuo ^b,c   Hu, Chao Chien ^b,c   Chien, Ke Hung ^j   Chen, Shih Jen ^a,h  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^g ZUOYING ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ Department of Medical Research and Education ^*  (Taiwan)

^j TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LET 7A MICRORNA; LET 7B MICRORNA; LET 7C MICRORNA; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATARACT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MICRORNAS; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84862822447     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300585     Document Type: Article

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