A novel mutation ofWT1exon 9 in a patient with Denys-Drash syndrome and pyloric stenosis
β Scribed by Min Hu; Jonathon Craig; Neville Howard; Alex Kan; Jeffrey Chaitow; Dianne Little; Stephen I. Alexander
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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