Identification and functional characterization of LDLR mutations in familial hypercholesterolemia patients from Southern Italy
✍ Scribed by Maria Romano; Maria Donata Di Taranto; Maria Nicoletta D’Agostino; Gennaro Marotta; Marco Gentile; Giovanna Abate; Peppino Mirabelli; Rosa Di Noto; Luigi Del Vecchio; Paolo Rubba; Giuliana Fortunato
- Book ID
- 118422883
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 210
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9150
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