625 POLYMORPHISMS IN TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS 1 AND 2 ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
β Scribed by H.D. Nischalke; B. Reich; K. Aldenhoff; J. Nattermann; T. Sauerbruch; U. Spengler
- Book ID
- 117376551
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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