363 Monthly variation in newborn screening immunoreactive trypsinogen concentrations [IRT]
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Variation in immunoreactive trypsinogen concentrations among Michigan newborns and implications for cystic fibrosis newborn screening.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(07)60333-6