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The eyes of sixty one patients with Alport's syndrome or its variant, and of 25 unaffected relatives, were examined. Details of ocular signs associated with Alport's syndrome are presented and related to renal prognosis and family history.
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Thompson, S., Deady, J., Willshaw, H. et al. Ocular signs in Alport's syndrome. Eye 1, 146–153 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.21
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