Werner syndrome: Entering the helicase era

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1025-1027

  Epstein, Charles J ^a   Motulsky, Arno G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0030476278     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950181214     Document Type: Review

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