Saethre-chotzen syndrome: Clinical and molecular genetic aspects

Monographs in Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages 98-106

  Kress, W ^a   Collmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84870048712     PISSN: 00770876     EISSN: 16623835     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000318391     Document Type: Article

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