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A 2.5-year snapshot of Mendelian discovery
Benjamin D Solomon1, Teresa Lee2, Anh-Dao Nguyen3
1Division of Medical GenomicsInova Translational Medicine InstituteInova Health SystemsFalls ChurchVirginia22042; Department of PediatricsInova Children's HospitalInova Health Systems Falls ChurchVirginia22042; Department of PediatricsVirginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineRichmondVirginia23298.
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
|July 29, 2016
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