Dr. James Francis Lawler MD
Ophthalmologist
411 Laurel St Suite 2225 Des Moines IA, 50314About
Dr. James Lawler is an ophthalmologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Lawler specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Lawler can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Lawler can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
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OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
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- The primer generator: a program that facilitates the selection of oligonucleotides for site-directed mutagenesis.
- Ty1 proteolytic cleavage sites are required for transposition: all sites are not created equal.
- Human L1 retrotransposition: cis preference versus trans complementation.
- Frameshift signal transplantation and the unambiguous analysis of mutations in the yeast retrotransposon Ty1 Gag-Pol overlap region.
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulates the maturation of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 in human hepatocytes through the action of neutral sphingomyelinase.
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