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Articles

A Novel AIPL1 Nonsense Mutation: Case Report of Three Siblings Diagnosed with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

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Pages 251-258 | Received 29 May 2019, Accepted 01 Jul 2019, Published online: 25 Jul 2019

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