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. 1997 Aug;61(2):458–461. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)64075-0

Nonrandom X-chromosome inactivation in hemopoietic cells from carriers of dyskeratosis congenita.

A M Ferraris, G L Forni, R Mangerini, G F Gaetani
PMCID: PMC1715903  PMID: 9311754

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