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Research Article

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Greek newborns: The Mediterranean C563T mutation screening

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Pages 259-263 | Received 19 Oct 2013, Accepted 29 Dec 2013, Published online: 24 Jan 2014

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