Introduction: Williams syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-208

  Morris, Colleen A ^a  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastin; Supravalvar aortic stenosis; Williams syndrome; Williams Beuren syndrome

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951567594     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30266     Document Type: Review

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