Exploring the genetic origins of treacher collins syndrome

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-332

  Fisher, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN POLR1D; PROTEIN TCOF1; PROTIEN POLR1C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOANA ATRESIA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DIMERIZATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONSENSE MUTATION; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952236803     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01632.x     Document Type: Note

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