Prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome in amniotic fluid: Calculation of accuracy
β Scribed by Shapiro, Lawrence R. ;Wilmot, Patrick L. ;Fisch, Gene S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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