Identification of a mutation in thePKD2 gene in a family with age-related macular degeneration
β Scribed by Narendran, Niro ;Guymer, Robyn H. ;Cain, Melinda ;Baird, Paul N.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 127A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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