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  2. Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza #2-142, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7000, USA

    Robert N. Weinreb MD (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 9, 50931, Cologne, Germany

    Uwe Pleyer MD (Professor) (Professor)

  4. Hamilton Glaucoma Center Department of Ophthalmology - 0946, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0946, USA

    Bartly Mondino MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Levinson, R.D. (2005). Immunogenetics of Ocular Inflammatory Disease. In: Krieglstein, G.K., Weinreb, R.N., Pleyer, U., Mondino, B. (eds) Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26752-2_7

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