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High-dose vitamin E therapy in glutathione synthetase deficiency

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, St. Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK

    R. Kumar Pejaver & A. H. Watson

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Pejaver, R.K., Watson, A.H. High-dose vitamin E therapy in glutathione synthetase deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis 17, 749–750 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00712019

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