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MOLECULAR GENETIC BASIS OF RH AND LW BLOOD GROUPS
YVES COLIN,
PASCAL BAILLY,
JEAN-PIERRE CARTRON,
YVES COLIN
Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
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Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
Search for more papers by this authorJEAN-PIERRE CARTRON
Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
Search for more papers by this authorYVES COLIN,
PASCAL BAILLY,
JEAN-PIERRE CARTRON,
YVES COLIN
Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
Search for more papers by this authorPASCAL BAILLY
Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
Search for more papers by this authorJEAN-PIERRE CARTRON
Unité INSERM U76 Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine Paris
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