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. 2025 Sep;65(9):1751-1755.
doi: 10.1111/trf.18341. Epub 2025 Jul 29.

Rethinking twin chimerism

Robert E Wenk  1 , Kayla M Sheets  1
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Rethinking twin chimerism

Robert E Wenk et al. Transfusion. 2025 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: blood group genomics; molecular biology; paternity testing.

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