Alport's syndrome with blue sclera.
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چکیده
An Indian case of Alport's syndrome who had association of keratoglobus and blue sclerae is described.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 51 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003