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Original Articles: Clinical

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms: association with risk for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in north Indians

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Pages 928-932 | Received 19 Dec 2009, Accepted 20 Feb 2009, Published online: 06 Apr 2010

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