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Clinical and imaging characteristics of posterior column ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa with a specific FLVCR1 mutation

Jennifer LeeDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah L. ScangaDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kunal K. DansinganiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-8601
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Kenneth J. TaubenslagDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Leonid ZlotcavitchDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bharesh K. ChauhanDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Christin L. SylvesterDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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D. Holmes MortonPediatrician, Central Pennsylvania Clinic for Special Children and Adults, Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA;Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ken K. NischalDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 735-740 | Received 01 Aug 2018, Accepted 26 Oct 2018, Published online: 16 Nov 2018

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