A novel type of mutation in the cysteine rich domain of the RET receptor causes ligand independent activation
✍ Scribed by Arlt, D H; Baur, B; Wagner, B; Höppner, W
- Book ID
- 110064009
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-9232
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