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Structure of the human UGT2B4 gene encoding a bile acid UDP-glucuronosyltransferase

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  1. Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, The University of Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK

    Gemma Monaghan, Brian Burchell & Maureen Boxer

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Monaghan, G., Burchell, B. & Boxer, M. Structure of the human UGT2B4 gene encoding a bile acid UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. Mammalian Genome 8, 692–694 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900539

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