Variant mannose-binding lectin alleles are associated with celiac disease
✍ Scribed by Michele Boniotto; Laura Braida; Andrea Spanò; Doroti Pirulli; Valentina Baldas; Chiara Trevisiol; Tarcisio Not; Alberto Tommasini; Antonio Amoroso; Sergio Crovella
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0093-7711
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