RILPL1-related OPDM is absent in a Japanese cohort.
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SUBMITTER: Eura N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674960 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
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RILPL1-related OPDM is absent in a Japanese cohort.
Eura Nobuyuki N Iida Aritoshi A Ogasawara Masashi M Hayashi Shinichiro S Noguchi Satoru S Nishino Ichizo I
American journal of human genetics 20221101 11
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