Hemizygous deletion of the syntaxin 1A gene in individuals with Williams syndrome [1]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 449-452

  Osborne, L R ^a   Soder, S ^a   Shi, X M ^a   Pober, B ^a   Costa, T ^a   Scherer, S W ^a   Tsui L , C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNTAXIN;

CHROMOSOME 7Q; GENE DELETION; HEMIZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030848775     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514850     Document Type: Letter

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