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Original Article

Familial Selective Vitamin B12 Malabsorption (Imerslund-Grasbeck Syndrome) in a Pool of Turkish Patients

Cigdem Altay Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, and Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
,
Mualla Cetin Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, and Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
,
Fatma Gümrük Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, and Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
,
Gülersu Irken Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, and Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
,
Sevgi Yetgin Department of Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, and Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Yahya Laleli Düizen Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 19-28 | Received 31 Jan 1994, Accepted 13 Jun 1994, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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