Association of low-density lipoprotein receptor polymorphisms and outcome of hepatitis C infection
โ Scribed by Hennig, B J W; Hellier, S; Frodsham, A J; Zhang, L; Klenerman, P; Knapp, S; Wright, M; Thomas, H C; Thursz, M; Hill, A V S
- Book ID
- 110037414
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1466-4879
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