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Identification and functional characterization of three novel human melanocortin-4 receptor gene variants in an obese Chinese population

✍ Scribed by Rong Rong; Ya-Xiong Tao; Bernard M. Y. Cheung; Aimin Xu; Grace C. N. Cheung; Karen S. L. Lam

Book ID
108703470
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
362 KB
Volume
65
Category
Article
ISSN
0300-0664

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