Genetic analysis of cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Chinese kindreds
β Scribed by Melnick, Michael ;Marazita, Mary L. ;Hu, Dan-Ning ;Opitz, John M. ;Reynolds, James F.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 519 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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