PI, GC, HP, and TF Serum Protein Polymorphisms in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, with a Review of Data for Italy

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 629-646

  Fuciarelli, Maria ^a   Vienna, Alessandro ^a   Paba, Emilia ^a   Bastianini, Arnaldo ^b   Sansonetti, Barbara ^c   Capucci, Enrico ^a   De Stefano, Gian Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0001724604     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:5<629::aid-ajhb10>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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