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Standardizing mutation nomenclature: Why bother?
Article first published online: 24 JUL 2003
DOI: 10.1002/humu.10262
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den Dunnen, J. T. and Paalman, M. H. (2003), Standardizing mutation nomenclature: Why bother?. Hum. Mutat., 22: 181–182. doi: 10.1002/humu.10262
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- Issue published online: 31 JUL 2003
- Article first published online: 24 JUL 2003
- Manuscript Received: 11 JUN 2003
- Manuscript Accepted: 11 JUN 2003
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