Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 959-960 , November 1999

Negative genetic risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm: HLA-DQ3, a Japanese study

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Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 959-960 , November 1999