Achondrogenesis type 1A: clinical, histologic, molecular, and prenatal ultrasound diagnosis

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Prenatal diagnosis of achondrogenesis type I: a case report

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عنوان ژورنال: The Application of Clinical Genetics

سال: 2018

ISSN: 1178-704X

DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s157235