Identification of 605ins46, a novel GJB2 mutation in a Japanese family
β Scribed by Isamu Yuge; Akihiro Ohtsuka; Tatsuo Matsunaga; Shin-ichi Usami
- Book ID
- 117544822
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 335 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0385-8146
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