Disruption of the CNTNAP2 gene in a t(7;15) translocation family without symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
✍ Scribed by Belloso, Jose M; Bache, Iben; Guitart, Miriam; Caballin, Maria Rosa; Halgren, Christina; Kirchhoff, Maria; Ropers, Hans-Hilger; Tommerup, Niels; Tümer, Zeynep
- Book ID
- 110027024
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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