Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness variability in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy carriers

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-991

  Barboni, Piero ^a,b   Savini, Giacomo ^c   Feuer, William J ^d   Budenz, Donald L ^d,h   Carbonelli, Michele ^a   Chicani, Filipe ^e,f   Ramos, Carolina do V F ^f   Salomao, Solange R ^f   de Negri, Annamaria ^g   Parisi, Vincenzo ^c   Carelli, Valerio ^b   Sadun, Alfredo A ^e  

^a Studio Oculistico d'Azeglio   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g Azienda San Camillo Forlanini   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZILIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE FIBER; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETINA GANGLION CELL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; ORGAN SIZE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867813526     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000154     Document Type: Article

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