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Retinal Arterial Tortuosity
An artery disease characterized by pronounced tortuosity of second- and third-order retinal arteries with normal first-order arteries and venous system that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL4A1 gene on chromo
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Overview
An artery disease characterized by pronounced tortuosity of second- and third-order retinal arteries with normal first-order arteries and venous system that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL4A1 gene on chromo
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