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Uso de metabolomía no dirigida para el estudio de trastornos neurometabolicos pediátricos: una revisión

  • 0Norwegian National Unit for Diagnostics of Congenital Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, PB 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway; European Reference Network for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders (MetabERN), 0424 Oslo, Norway.

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