HID and KID syndromes are associated with the same connexin 26 mutation
✍ Scribed by M. Van Geel; M.A.M. Van Steensel; W. Küster; H.C. Hennies; R. Happle; P.M. Steijlen; A. König‡
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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