A NOVEL INTRONIC SPLICE SITE TAFAZZIN GENE MUTATION DETECTED PRENATALLY IN A FAMILY WITH BARTH SYNDROME
Bakšienė M, Benušienė E, Morkūnienė A, Ambrozaitytė L, Utkus A, Kučinskas V
*Corresponding Author: Marija Bakšienė, M.D., Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Vilnius University, Santarişkių Str. 2, LT-08861 Vilnius, Lithuania. Tel: +3702365116. E-mail: m.baksiene@gmail. com
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