Mutation Spectrum of NF1 and Clinical Characteristics in 78 Korean Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
β Scribed by Ko, Jung Min; Sohn, Young Bae; Jeong, Seon Yong; Kim, Hyon-Ju; Messiaen, Ludwine M.
- Book ID
- 123272644
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 183 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-8994
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