Patching together the genetics of Gorlin syndrome

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-34

  Bale, Sherri J ^a,c   Falk, Roni T ^b   Rogers, Geraldine R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Genetic Studies Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHROMOSOME 9; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031859038     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347549800300109     Document Type: Article

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