Possible HLA Role in a Family with Hodgkin's Disease
✍ Scribed by A. Nuñez-Roldan; F. Martinez-Guibelalde; P. Gomez-Garcia; C. Gomez-Pereira; G. Nuñez-Ollero; A. Torres-Gomez
- Book ID
- 115092955
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-2815
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