THALASSEMIAS AND OTHER HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Efremov GD
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Georgi D. Efremov, Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bul. Krste Misirkov 2, POB 428, Skopje 1000, Republic of Macedonia; Tel.: +389-2-3235-411; Fax: +389-2-3115-434; E-mail: gde@manu.edu.mk, gdefremov@yahoo.com
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