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Bull’s eye and pigment maculopathy are further retinal manifestations of an abnormal Bruch’s membrane in Alport syndrome

Judy SavigeDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia;Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yanyan WangDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Andrew CrawfordDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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James SmithDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Andrew SymonsDepartment of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Eye Surgery Associates, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Heather MackEye Surgery Associates, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kathy NichollsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Diane WilsonDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Deb ColvilleDepartment of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Pages 238-244 | Received 03 Jan 2016, Accepted 27 Jun 2016, Published online: 02 Aug 2016

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