60 TYPE I HEREDITARY TYROSINEMIA: LACK OF IMMUNOLOGICALLY DETECTABLE FUMARYLACETOACETASE ENZYM PROTEIN IN TISSUES FROM PATIENTS
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Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I, Presentation in a Two Month Old
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198610000-00114