Plasma chitotriosidase activity in patients with ?-thalassemia
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Plasma chitotriosidase activity in beta-thalassemia major: a comparative study between Sicilian and Sardinian patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10294