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Prader-Willi or Angelman syndrome in familial 15q11→q13 deletion of maternal origin?

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Genetik der Universität, Raemistrasse 74, CH-8001, Zürich, Switzerland

    Albert Schinzel, Wendy P. Robinson, Armand Bottani & Xie Yagang

  2. Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Zürich, Switzerland

    Andrea Prader

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Schinzel, A., Robinson, W.P., Bottani, A. et al. Prader-Willi or Angelman syndrome in familial 15q11→q13 deletion of maternal origin?. Hum Genet 88, 361–362 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197279

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