A fucosidosis patient with relative longevity and a missense mutation in exon 7 of the α-fucosidase gene
✍ Scribed by C. J. Fleming; D. U. Sinclair; E. J. White; B. Winchester; M. L. Whiteford; J. M. Connor
- Book ID
- 110224487
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 34 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-8955
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