18q-Syndrome with coeliac disease
β Scribed by W. Lipschutz; S. Cadranel; B. Lipschutz; L. Martin; N. Clees; J-J. Martin; J. G. Wauters; P. Coucke; P. Willems
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 158
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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