A nonsense mutation at Arg-1947 in theNF1gene in a case of neurofibromatosis type 1 in a Korean patient
β Scribed by Kyoung Chan Park; Hyun Ok Choi; Kee Ho Park; Kyu Han Kim; Hee Chul Eun
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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