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Two sibs with myoclonic epilepsy, congenital deafness, macular dystrophy, and psychiatric disorders

✍ Scribed by M�garban�, A.; Khalil, G.; Waked, N.; R�tig, A.; Caillaud, C.; Loiselet, J.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 32 KB
Volume: 87
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-7299
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19991203)87:4<289::aid-ajmg1>3.0.co;2-t

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