Recurrent 2-bp deletion in exon 10c of the NF1 gene in two cases of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis
Peter N. Robinson
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorRegina Neumann
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorSigrid Tinschert
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Peter Nürnberg
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany; Fax: 49-30-29741Search for more papers by this authorPeter N. Robinson
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAnnegret Buske
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorRegina Neumann
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorSigrid Tinschert
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Peter Nürnberg
Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Universitätsklinikum Charité, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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