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An adult case of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome with BRAF mutation

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Sayuri Sato, Tokimasa Hida, Masae Okura & Toshiharu Yamashita

  2. Department of Medical Genetics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Aki Ishikawa

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Sato, S., Hida, T., Okura, M. et al. An adult case of cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome with BRAF mutation. Eur J Dermatol 27, 412–413 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2017.3017

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