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Original Article

Cord Blood Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin Levels Are Markedly Higher Than Maternal

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Pages 45-48 | Received 11 Sep 1995, Accepted 24 Jun 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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