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. 1997 Jul;61(1):233–238. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)64297-9

A C2055T transition in exon 8 of the ATP7A gene is associated with exon skipping in an occipital horn syndrome family.

N Ronce, M P Moizard, L Robb, A Toutain, L Villard, C Moraine
PMCID: PMC1715861  PMID: 9246006

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