The mitochondrial nt 16189 polymorphism and hereditary hemochromatosis
โ Scribed by Ernest Beutler; Lisa Beutler; Pauline L. Lee; James C. Barton
- Book ID
- 116303970
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1079-9796
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