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Original Article

Identification of novel genetic variants in the mutational hotspot region 14 kb upstream of the LCT gene in a Mexican population

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Pages 311-314 | Received 25 Jul 2016, Accepted 09 Apr 2017, Published online: 28 Apr 2017

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