Detection of a large genomic deletion in the pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (SPINK1) gene
✍ Scribed by Masson, Emmanuelle; Le Maréchal, Cédric; Chen, Jian-Min; Frebourg, Thierry; Lerebours, Eric; Férec, Claude
- Book ID
- 110026685
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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