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Helen Hobbs, M.D., from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, kicked off the fall Discovery Lecture Series with a discussion of the genetic factors that contribute to — and protect from — heart and liver
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(photo by Mary Donaldson)
Helen Hobbs, M.D., from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, kicked off the fall Discovery Lecture Series with a discussion of the genetic factors that contribute to — and protect from — heart and liver