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NOVEL PROTEIN-TRUNCATING MUTATIONS IN THE ASPM GENE IN FAMILIES WITH AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE PRIMARY MICROCEPHALY

Asma Gul Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Tariq Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Nasim Khan Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Jawad Hassan Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Ghazanfar Ali Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Wasim Ahmad Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 153-163 | Received 22 Dec 2006, Accepted 26 Mar 2007, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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