Multiple Hereditary Exostosis, EXT Genes, and Skeletal Development
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Multiple hereditary exostosis, EXT genes, and skeletal development.
Multiple hereditary exostosis, EXT genes, and skeletal development.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0021-9355,1535-1386
DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.i.00391