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. 1999 Apr;64(4):934–938. doi: 10.1086/302352

Sex Chromosome Genetics '99. The X chromosome and recurrent spontaneous abortion: the significance of transmanifesting carriers.

M C Lanasa 1, W A Hogge 1, E P Hoffman 1
PMCID: PMC1377816  PMID: 10090877

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