Identical mutations and phenotypic variation

Human Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 305-321

  Wolf, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030882941     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050509     Document Type: Review

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