APOLIPOPROTEIN(a) POLYMORPHISMS IN A HEALTHY MACEDONIAN POPULATION
Tosheska K*, Labudovic D, Alabakovska S, Todorova B
*Corresponding Author: Katerina Tosheska K, MD, MSc., Department of Medical and Experimental Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, 50 Divizija 6, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; Tel: +389-2-3217-303; Fax: +389-2-3230-431; E-mail: tosheskatrajkovska@yahoo.com
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