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Publication
MicroRNA expression profiling identifies potential serum biomarkers for non-segmental vitiligo
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2013 May; 26(3):418-21
Shi YL, Weiland M, Li J, Hamzavi I, Henderson M, Huggins RH, Mahmoud BH, Agbai O, Mi X, Dong Z, Lim HW, Mi QS, Zhou L.
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