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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Body Stature and Myopia—The Genes in Myopia (GEM) Twin Study

Mohamed Dirani Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia; Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
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Amirul Islam Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Paul N. Baird Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia; Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
Pages 135-139 | Received 28 Oct 2007, Accepted 25 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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