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. 1997 Mar;34(3):264. doi: 10.1136/jmg.34.3.264

Avoiding errors in the diagnosis of (CAG)n expansion in the huntingtin gene.

C Holzmann, A M Saecker, J T Epplen, O Riess
PMCID: PMC1050907  PMID: 9132504

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