Multifaceted Therapeutic Approaches for a Multigenic Disease
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Multifaceted therapeutic approaches for a multigenic disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0012-1797,1939-327X
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.suppl_2.s79