X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as Addison's disease
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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as Addison disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2419