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  1. Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Denver – Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 East 16th Avenue, 300, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Cynthia Freehauf RN, CGC

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    Fran Rohr

  3. Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Joanna R. Helm

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Freehauf, C. (2015). Introduction to Genetics. In: Bernstein, L., Rohr, F., Helm, J. (eds) Nutrition Management of Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14621-8_1

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