Aetiology of infantile nystagmus

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-91

  Gottlob, Irene ^a   Proudlock, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

achromatopsia; albinism; congenital nystagmus; idiopathic infantile nystagmus; infantile nystagmus

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEINS; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; NYSTAGMUS, CONGENITAL; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84895065209     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: 14736551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000058     Document Type: Review

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