PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF MOST COMMON MEDITERRANEAN β-THALASSAEMIA MUTANTS
✍ Scribed by Loi, A.; Pirastu, M.; Cao, A.; Ulbridh, R.; Hansmann, I.
- Book ID
- 122688267
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 327
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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