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Suggested Readings

  • B. F. Fernandes, A. N. Odashiro, S. Maloney, M. E. Zajdenweber, A. G. Lopes, and M. N. Burnier Jr. 2006 Clinical-histopathological correlation in a case of Coats’ disease. Diagnostic Pathology; 24 (1) 1-4
  • D. H. Char. 2000 Coats’ syndrome: long term follow up. Br J Ophthalmol; 84 37-39
  • D.F. Gilmour, L.M. Downey, E.S. Sheridan, V. Long, J. Bradbury, C.F. Inglehearn, C. Toomes. 2009. Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy and DiGeorge Syndrome. Ophthalmol; 116 1522-1524