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Comment
. 2012 Apr;108(4):456.
doi: 10.1038/hdy.2011.90. Epub 2011 Oct 19.

G6PD deficiency and malaria selection

L Luzzatto
Comment

G6PD deficiency and malaria selection

L Luzzatto. Heredity (Edinb). 2012 Apr.
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