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Implementation of Non-invasive Point of Care Transient Elastography for Evaluation of Liver Disease in Pediatric Populations with Cystic Fibrosis
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[Clinical features and genetic testing of a child with hepatic failure syndrome type 2]

Tao Jiang1, Wenxian Ouyang, Yanfang Tan

  • 1Center of Hepatopathy, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410007, China. lesjie62@vip.sina.com.

Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi = Zhonghua Yixue Yichuanxue Zazhi = Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
|January 25, 2022
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