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Van Gennip, A.H., Van Kuilenburg, A.B.P. (2002). Defects of Pyrimidine Degradation: Clinical, Molecular and Diagnostic Aspects. In: Zoref-Shani, E., Sperling, O. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 486. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46843-3_46
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