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Mevalonic aciduria: Pathobiochemical effects of mevalonate kinase deficiency on cholesterol metabolism in intact fibroblasts

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Göttingen, 3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    G. Hoffmann

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, 92093, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    K. M. Gibson, W. L. Nyhan & L. Sweetman

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Hoffmann, G., Gibson, K.M., Nyhan, W.L. et al. Mevalonic aciduria: Pathobiochemical effects of mevalonate kinase deficiency on cholesterol metabolism in intact fibroblasts. J Inherit Metab Dis 11 (Suppl 2), 229–232 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01804243

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