Combining effects of polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor α 5′-flanking region and HLA-DRB1 on radiological progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by Naomi Ichikawa; Shigeru Kotake; Masayuki Hakoda; Kenshi Higami; Aya Kawasaki; Takefumi Furuya; Yuki Nanke; Naoyuki Tsuchiya; Katsushi Tokunaga; Naoyuki Kamatani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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