De Novo San Luis Valley Syndrome-like der(8) Chromosome With a Concomitant dup(8p22) in a Mexican Girl.
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SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Casillas AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5107627 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
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De Novo San Luis Valley Syndrome-like der(8) Chromosome With a Concomitant dup(8p22) in a Mexican Girl.
Sánchez-Casillas Alma Laura AL Rivera Horacio H Castro-Martínez Anna Gabriela AG García-Ortiz José Elías JE Córdova-Fletes Carlos C Mendoza-Pérez Paul P
Annals of laboratory medicine 20170101 1
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