The molecular and cellular biology of Fanconi anemia

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-88

  Garcia Higuera, Irene ^a   Kuang, Yanan ^a   D'Andrea, Alan D ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FANCONI ANEMIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FANCONI ANEMIA; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0032813249     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00062752-199903000-00005     Document Type: Review

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