X-linked dyskeratosis congenita in Malaysia
Alias Hamidah MD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRadhiyah Abdul Rashid MD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRahman Jamal MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorMeina Zhao MD
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Hirokazu Kanegane MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.===Search for more papers by this authorAlias Hamidah MD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRadhiyah Abdul Rashid MD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRahman Jamal MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorMeina Zhao MD
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hirokazu Kanegane MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.===Search for more papers by this author
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