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Short Report

Possible link between ectopic pancreas and holoprosencephaly

Tatsuya Kin Clinical Islet Transplant Program; University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Gregory S. Korbutt Alberta Diabetes Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB Canada
&
A.M. James Shapiro Clinical Islet Transplant Program; University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB Canada
Pages 207-209 | Published online: 01 May 2012

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