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Review: The mammalian sulphatases and placental sulphatase deficiency in man

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Rose, F.A. Review: The mammalian sulphatases and placental sulphatase deficiency in man. J Inherit Metab Dis 5, 145–152 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01800170

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