Novel COL4A3 Mutations in African American Siblings With Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome
β Scribed by Christine Cook; Christopher A. Friedrich; Radhakrishna Baliga
- Book ID
- 114468188
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 535 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-6386
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