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. 2007 Jul 8;47(2):180. doi: 10.1007/s12088-007-0035-5

Bacterial glycosidases for making universal blood group O — the Holy Grail of blood transfusion

O P Sharma 1,
PMCID: PMC3450105  PMID: 23100664

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