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. 1961 Apr;40(4):656–664. doi: 10.1172/JCI104298

PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM IN MAN. IV. THE ENZYMATIC DEFECT OF OROTIC ACIDURIA*

Lloyd H Smith Jr 1,2, Margaret Sullivan 1,2, Charles M Huguley Jr 1,2
PMCID: PMC290771  PMID: 16695858

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