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Thromb Haemost 2003; 89(06): 1108-1110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613415
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

Rapid determination of apolipoprotein E genotypes using two-sided allele-specific primer pairs

Berthold Hoppe
,
Holger Kiesewetter
,
Jürgen Bach
,
Peter Hellstern
,
Abdulgabar Salama
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Received 15 January 2003

Accepted 04 March 2003

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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