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Selective killing of cells with oxidative defects in galactose medium: A screening test for affected patient fibroblasts

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  1. Departments of Biochemistry and Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada

    R. Petrova-Benedict, J. R. Buncic & B. H. Robinson

  2. Department of Genetics, The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    R. Petrova-Benedict, J. R. Buncic & B. H. Robinson

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    D. C. Wallace

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Petrova-Benedict, R., Buncic, J.R., Wallace, D.C. et al. Selective killing of cells with oxidative defects in galactose medium: A screening test for affected patient fibroblasts. J Inherit Metab Dis 15, 943–944 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01800243

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