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Identification of novel WFS1 mutations in Italian children with Wolfram syndrome

✍ Scribed by A. Tessa; I. Carbone; M.C. Matteoli; C. Bruno; C. Patrono; I.P. Patera; F. De Luca; R. Lorini; F.M. Santorelli

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 55 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 1059-7794
DOI: 10.1002/humu.32

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