Letter to the Editor
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Problems in the delineation of pseudotrisomy 13 syndrome: Reply to Drs. Norman, Donnai, Martínez-frías, Urioste, Martin, and Frías
Dr. M. Michael Cohen Jr.,
Robert J. Gorlin,
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Dr. M. Michael Cohen Jr.
Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5Search for more papers by this authorRobert J. Gorlin
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Search for more papers by this authorDr. M. Michael Cohen Jr.,
Robert J. Gorlin,
Corresponding Author
Dr. M. Michael Cohen Jr.
Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5Search for more papers by this authorRobert J. Gorlin
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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