Unique family with Townes-Brocks syndrome,SALL1 mutation, and cardiac defects
β Scribed by Surka, Winn S. ;Kohlhase, Juergen ;Neunert, Cindy E. ;Schneider, Daniel S. ;Proud, Virginia K.
- Book ID
- 102662586
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 513 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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