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Transferrin types and expression of hereditary hemochromatosis

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

    C. Sikström & L. Beckman

  2. Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

    A. Beckman

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Östersund Hospital, Östersund, Sweden

    B. Ritter

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Sikström, C., Ritter, B., Beckman, A. et al. Transferrin types and expression of hereditary hemochromatosis. Hum Genet 93, 483–484 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201685

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