An isolated French village provided the perfect cohort to trace the course of a genetic eye disease through 12 generations of descendents of a butcher from Provence, writes David Baker
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Vendemian, located about 15 miles from Montpellier in the southern Languedoc Roussillon region, nestles in a landscape whose slopes and plains are perfect for viticulture. Into this secluded wine-growing community came Nougaret, 'la Provencal', as he became known. It seems he married, had children and worked at his trade without incident until his death.
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