Williams-Beuren syndrome: Genes and mechanisms

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1947-1954

  Francke, Uta ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 7Q; CROSSING OVER; CYTOGENETICS; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PHENOTYPE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0032837598     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.10.1947     Document Type: Review

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