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Original Article

Incidence and Significance of Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (CHRPE) in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (FAPC)

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Pages 67-71 | Accepted 24 Feb 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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