Homozygosity Mapping of the Werner Syndrome Locus (WRN)
β Scribed by Jun Nakura; Ellen M. Wijsman; Tetsuro Miki; Kouzin Kamino; Chang-En Yu; Junko Oshima; Ken-ichiro Fukuchi; James L. Weber; Charles Piussan; Maria I. Melaragno; Charles J. Epstein; S. Scappaticci; Marco Fraccaro; Toshiharu Matsumura; Shunichi Murano; Sho Yoshida; Yoshisada Fujiwara; Toshiaki Saida; Toshio Ogihara; George M. Martin; Gerard D. Schellenberg
- Book ID
- 115612397
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 553 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0888-7543
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