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Original Article

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (Refsum's Disease) — A Defect in the Omega-Oxidation Mechanism of Fatty Acids

Pages 178-181 | Received 26 Jan 1965, Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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