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High Prevalence of High-Level β-Amino-isobutyric Acid Excretors in Micronesians

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BLUMBERG, B., GARTLER, S. High Prevalence of High-Level β-Amino-isobutyric Acid Excretors in Micronesians. Nature 184, 1990–1992 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841990a0

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