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Incidence and predictive value of congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium in Chinese familial adenomatous polyposis patients.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Mar 1998
Lam D S, Kwok S P, Kwok A K, Liew C T, Lau J W, Pang C C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and predictive value of congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) in the Chinese familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients. METHODS: Eleven FAP patients and 28 at risk relatives from 7 families were examined for CHRPE lesions. RESULTS: CHRPE was present in all 11 FAP patients. Nine CHRPE lesions were found in 9 of the 28 at risk relatives. There were...
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