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. 2003 May;40(5):311–319. doi: 10.1136/jmg.40.5.311

Molecular pathology and genetics of congenital hepatorenal fibrocystic syndromes

C Johnson 1, P Gissen 1, C Sergi 1
PMCID: PMC1735460  PMID: 12746391

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