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An electrophoretic method that detects hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase variants is described.
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Der Kaloustian, V.M., Byrne, R., Young, W.J. et al. An electrophoretic method for detecting hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase variants. Biochem Genet 3, 299–302 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00521145
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