Different neurological outcome of liver transplantation for Wilson's disease in two homozygotic twins
β Scribed by Marco Senzolo; Massimiliano Loreno; Stefano Fagiuoli; Giacomo Zanus; Daniele Canova; Annalisa Masier; Francesco Paolo Russo; Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo; Patrizia Burra
- Book ID
- 116369061
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0303-8467
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