Frequency of the 677 C→T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene among Kuwaiti sickle cell disease patients
✍ Scribed by A.D. Adekile; F. Kutlar; M.Z. Haider; A. Kutlar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
- DOI
- 10.1002/ajh.1055
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