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Kruisselbrink, T.M., Lindor, N.M., O’Brien, J. (2002). Human Genetic Disorders. In: Cheng, L., Bostwick, D.G. (eds) Essentials of Anatomic Pathology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-162-6_2

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