Mutations of ATP7B gene in wilson disease in Japan: Identification of nine mutations and lack of clear founder effect in a Japanese population
Akihiro Yamaguchi
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo City Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Dr. Akihiro Matsuura
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, S1 W17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShinichiro Arashima
Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuko Kikuchi
Sapporo City Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorAkihiro Yamaguchi
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo City Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Dr. Akihiro Matsuura
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, S1 W17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShinichiro Arashima
Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuko Kikuchi
Sapporo City Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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