Germline Mutations of thePTEN/MMAC1Gene in Japanese Patients with Cowden Disease
β Scribed by Kohno, Takashi ;Takahashi, Mina ;Fukutomi, Takashi ;Ushio, Kyosuke ;Yokota, Jun
- Book ID
- 108581652
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0910-5050
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