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Ocular Alterations in a Rare Case of Segmental Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with a Non-Classified Mutational Variant of the NF-1 Gene

Solmaz AbdolrahimzadehOphthalmology Unit, DAI Testa/Collo, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy and Correspondence[email protected]
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Domenica Carmen PirainoOphthalmology Unit, DAI Testa/Collo, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy and
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Rocco PlaterotiOphthalmology Unit, DAI Testa/Collo, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy and
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Gianluca ScuderiOphthalmology Unit, NESMOS Department, St. Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Santi Maria RecuperoOphthalmology Unit, NESMOS Department, St. Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Pages 214-216 | Received 22 Dec 2014, Accepted 13 Feb 2015, Published online: 02 Sep 2015

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