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CAG Repeat Polymorphism of the Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Gamma Gene in Macedonian Infertile and Fertile Men Cover

CAG Repeat Polymorphism of the Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Gamma Gene in Macedonian Infertile and Fertile Men

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|May 2008

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Language: English
Page range: 37 - 42
Published on: May 30, 2008
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2008 T Plaseski, P Noveski, C Dimitrovski, G Efremov, D Plaseska-Karanfilska, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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