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Macro-Aspartate Aminotransferase: Two-Year Follow-Up of Three Patients in China

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    Zheng Yu, Yu Wang, Lijuan Feng & Jidong Jia

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Yu, Z., Wang, Y., Feng, L. et al. Macro-Aspartate Aminotransferase: Two-Year Follow-Up of Three Patients in China. Dig Dis Sci 59, 224–226 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2856-x

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