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Enzyme studies in cystathionine-β-synthase deficiency: A possible effect of elevated intracellular levels of homocystine in kinetic studies

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Hemraj, F., Griffiths, R. Enzyme studies in cystathionine-β-synthase deficiency: A possible effect of elevated intracellular levels of homocystine in kinetic studies. J Inherit Metab Dis 1, 171–174 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01805590

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