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West J Med. 1996 October; 165(4): 231–233.
PMCID: PMC1303758
Lysinuric protein intolerance presenting as coma in a middle-aged man.
M Gare, M Shalit, and A Gutman
Department of Internal Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA.
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