Screening for known mutations in the LDL receptor gene causing familial hypercholesterolemia
✍ Scribed by Trond P. Leren; Hilde Sundvold; Olaug K. Rødningen; Serena Tonstad; Kari Solberg; Leiv Ose; Kåre Berg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 637 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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