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Mapping of a gene responsible for twy (tip-toe walking Yoshimura), a mouse model of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL)

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Okawa, A., Ikegawa, S., Nakamura, I. et al. Mapping of a gene responsible for twy (tip-toe walking Yoshimura), a mouse model of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL). Mammalian Genome 9, 155–156 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900707

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