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. 1966 Jul 23;2(5507):215–216. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5507.215

A second family demonstrating the homozygote for fluoride-resistant pseudocholinesterase variant.

P D Griffiths, D Davies, H Lehmann
PMCID: PMC1943181  PMID: 5939099

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