Novel mutation ofTCIRG1and clinical pictures of two infantile malignant osteopetrosis patients
β Scribed by Ping Yuan; Zhihui Yue; Liangzhong Sun; Weijun Huang; Bin Hu; Zhiyun Yang; Yuelin Hu; Hua Xiao; Hui Shi; Qing Zhou; Yiming Wang
- Book ID
- 106231292
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 381 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0914-8779
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