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Compound Galactosylceramidase Gene (GALC) Heterozygosity in a Boy with Infantile Krabbe Disease (KD) Cover

Compound Galactosylceramidase Gene (GALC) Heterozygosity in a Boy with Infantile Krabbe Disease (KD)

By: Zoran Gucev and  Velibor Tasic  
Open Access
|Apr 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0084 | Journal eISSN: 1857-8985 | Journal ISSN: 1857-9345
Language: English
Page range: 99 - 101
Published on: Apr 14, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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