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Treatment of hyperlipidemia associated with Niemann-Pick disease type B by fenofibrate

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    Jin-Ho Choi, Young-Lim Shin, Gu-Hwan Kim, Soo-Jong Hong & Han-Wook Yoo

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Choi, JH., Shin, YL., Kim, GH. et al. Treatment of hyperlipidemia associated with Niemann-Pick disease type B by fenofibrate. Eur J Pediatr 165, 138–139 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-0009-8

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