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Mikelsaar, R., Lissitsina, J., Ausmees, K. et al. Alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with Klinefelter’s syndrome. J Genet 89, 485 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-010-0069-z
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