A novel deletion mutation in the phospholipase H (LIPH) gene in a consanguineous Pakistani family with autosomal recessive hypotrichosis (LAH2)
S. Kamran-ul-Hassan Naqvi
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44520, Pakistan
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National Center for Virology and Immunology, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44520, Pakistan
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44520, Pakistan
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National Center for Virology and Immunology, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44520, Pakistan
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