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Genetic and Hormonal Determinations in a Pair of Identical Twins with Early Onset Psoriasis Vulgaris: Case Report and a Brief Review of the Literature Cover

Genetic and Hormonal Determinations in a Pair of Identical Twins with Early Onset Psoriasis Vulgaris: Case Report and a Brief Review of the Literature

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|Aug 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rrlm-2017-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2284-5623 | Journal ISSN: 1841-6624
Language: English
Page range: 287 - 294
Submitted on: Apr 11, 2016
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2017
Published on: Aug 1, 2017
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Iulia Ioana Roman, Meda Sandra Orasan, Andrei Coneac, Elena Mihaela Marina, Alexandra Dana Pop, Remus Ioan Orasan, published by Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
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