Prevalence and disease predisposition of p.A91V perforin in an aged population of European ancestry.
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SUBMITTER: Voskoboinik I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7033372 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
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Prevalence and disease predisposition of p.A91V perforin in an aged population of European ancestry.
Voskoboinik Ilia I Lacaze Paul P Jang Helena Sung-In HS Flinsenberg Thijs T Fernando Suran L SL Kerridge Ian I Riaz Moeen M Sebra Robert R Thia Kevin K Noori Taherah T Schadt Eric E EE McNeil John J JJ Trapani Joseph A JA
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