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Research Article

A novel KERAmutation associated with autosomal recessive cornea plana

Arif Khan Department of Pediatrics, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Marios Kambouris Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Synergene Biotechnology Group, Triq il-Pitkali, Attard, Malta
Pages 147-152 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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