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Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(01): 322-328
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642697
Symposium
Molecular Basis of Haemophilias
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Molecular Genetics of Coagulation Factor VIII Gene and Hemophilia A

Stylianos E Antonarakis
“Genes ‘R’ Us” Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva Medical School & Division of Medical Genetics, Cantonal Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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