Identification of two novel mutations of the carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase (CACT) gene in a patient with CACT deficiency
β Scribed by A. Ogawa; S. Yamamoto; M. Kanazawa; M. Takayanagi; S. Hasegawa; Y. Kohno
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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