Imprint switch mechanism indicated by mutations in Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 361-365

  Kelsey, Gavin ^a   Reik, Wolf ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031149986     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190502     Document Type: Review

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