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Phillips, D.I.W., Tuomilehto, J. Can twin studies assess the genetic component in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus?. Diabetologia 36, 471–472 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402287
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