A novel mutation, R125X in peroxisome assembly factor-1 responsible for zellweger syndrome
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Nobuyuki Shimozawa
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. Fax: 81-58-265-9011Search for more papers by this authorYasuyuki Suzuki
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShunji Tomatsu
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroshige Nakamura
Division of Neonatology, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshio Kono
Division of Neonatology, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHumio Takada
Department of Pediatrics, Kitazato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshiro Tsukamoto
Department of Life Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Hyogo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYukio Fujiki
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNaomi Kondo
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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Nobuyuki Shimozawa
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. Fax: 81-58-265-9011Search for more papers by this authorYasuyuki Suzuki
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShunji Tomatsu
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroshige Nakamura
Division of Neonatology, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshio Kono
Division of Neonatology, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHumio Takada
Department of Pediatrics, Kitazato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshiro Tsukamoto
Department of Life Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Hyogo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYukio Fujiki
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNaomi Kondo
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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