Familial Occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases and Autoantibodies in a Caucasian Population of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
β Scribed by S. Corporaal; M. Bijl; C. G. M. Kallenberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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