Unusual deep intronic mutations in theCOL4A5gene cause X linked Alport syndrome
β Scribed by Kathy King; Frances A. Flinter; Vandana Nihalani; Peter M. Green
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 814 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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