Association of complement alleles c4aq0 and c4b5 with rheumatoid arthritis in japanese patients
β Scribed by Fujio Takeuchi; Akio Mimori; Kunio Matsuta; Keiichiro Nakano; Terumasa Miyamoto; Kazumasa Matsuki; Takeo Juji; Hiroo Maeda; Keiichi Omoto; Katsushi Tokunaga
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 768 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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