Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Spina Bifida

Overview

Journal Am J Med Genet A

Specialty Genetics

Date 2006 Mar 9

PMID 16523512

Citations 7

Authors

Jing Zhang

Huiping Zhu

Wei Yang

Gary M Shaw

Edward J Lammer

Richard H Finnell

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