Prenatal diagnosis of 13q– syndrome in a fetus with holoprosencephaly and thumb agenesis
✍ Scribed by J. Gutierrez; Dr W. Sepulveda; R. Saez; E. Carstens; J. Sanchez
- Book ID
- 114434822
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-7692
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