Ruth Caldwell and Chintan Patel, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Ruth Caldwell and Chintan Patel, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University

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A gene known to play a major role in constricting blood vessels also appears to be a major player in the aberrant blood vessel growth that can destroy the vision of premature babies, according to findings by Medical College of Georgia Researchers Drs. Ruth Caldwell (left) and Chintan Patel.

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Phil Jones, senior photographer, Georgia Regents University.

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