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Review Article

ABH secretion polymorphism in Icelanders, Åland Islanders, Finns, Finnish Lapps, Komi and Greenland Eskimos: a review and new data

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Pages 273-285 | Received 12 Jun 1985, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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