Expression of the HFE hemochromatosis gene in a community-based population of elderly women
β Scribed by ENRICO ROSSI; CONCHITA KUEK; JOHN P BEILBY; GARY P JEFFREY; AMANDA DEVINE; RICHARD L PRINCE
- Book ID
- 108949908
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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