Ocular genetics: A sub-specialty service for genetic eye diseases

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Ganesh, Anuradha ^a   Al Mujaini, Abdullah ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BLINDNESS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PEDIGREE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84873293829     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.01     Document Type: Editorial

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