Genotype-Phenotype Studies in TSC and Molecular Diagnostics

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Genes, Clinical Features and Therapeutics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 61-84

  Au, Kit S ^a   Northrup, Hope ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hamartin; Heteroduplex analysis; Mosaicism; Mutation; Subependymal nodules; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886140610     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527630073.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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