Prenatal diagnosis of malignant osteopetrosis in Bedouin families by linkage analysis
β Scribed by Hanna Shalev; Anat Mishori-Dery; Joseph Kapelushnik; Asher Moser; Val C. Sheffield; Ann McClain; Rivka Carmi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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