Blood Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 1-20 , January 2007

The molecular basis of hereditary red cell membrane disorders

  • Jean Delaunay

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    • Corresponding Author InformationPresent address: Service d’Hématologie, d’Immunologie et de Cytogénétique, Hôpital de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général-Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. Tel.: +00 33 1 45 21 35 99; fax: +00 33 1 45 21 28 47.

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