Genetics of febrile seizure subtypes and syndromes: A twin study
β Scribed by Eckhaus, Jazmin; Lawrence, Kate M.; Helbig, Ingo; Bui, Minh; Vadlamudi, Lata; Hopper, John L.; Scheffer, Ingrid E.; Berkovic, Samuel F.
- Book ID
- 120414059
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-1211
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