Extended gene analysis can increase specificity of neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis
✍ Scribed by Marieke E. Mérelle; Hans Scheffer; Debora De Jong; Jeannette E. Dankert-Roelse
- Book ID
- 114495300
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0803-5253
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