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Royal academy of medicine in Ireland international conference on homocysteine metabolism from basic science to clinical medicine

Proceedings of meeting held at Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare on July 2nd–6th, 1995

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Björkegren, K., Bergmark, C., de Faire, U. et al. Royal academy of medicine in Ireland international conference on homocysteine metabolism from basic science to clinical medicine. Ir J Med Sci 164 (Suppl 14), 56–83 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02967285

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