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. 1972 Nov;24(6 Pt 1):646–666.

A genetic study of Wilson's disease: Evidence for heterogeneity

Diane Wilson Cox, F Clarke Fraser, Andrew Sass-Kortsak
PMCID: PMC1762287  PMID: 5082916

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