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Meta-analyzing the link between MTHFR C677T genotype and susceptibility to childhood ALL
Rakesh K. Goyal,
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Rakesh K. Goyal
Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Faculty Pavilion, Floor 8, Room 108, 4401 Penn Avenue, Children's Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.===
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James D. Cooper MD
Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Rakesh K. Goyal,
Corresponding Author
Rakesh K. Goyal
Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Faculty Pavilion, Floor 8, Room 108, 4401 Penn Avenue, Children's Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.===
Search for more papers by this author James D. Cooper MD,
James D. Cooper MD
Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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First published: 16 December 2011
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