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PI, GC, HP, and TF serum protein polymorphisms in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, with a review of data for Italy

Maria Fuciarelli1, Alessandro Vienna1, Emilia Paba1

  • 1Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," 00133 Rome, Italy.

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council
|June 1, 2017
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