Hepatitis C virus-related autoimmunity in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda
β Scribed by C. FERRI; U. BAICCHI; L. LA CIVITA; F. GRECO; G. LONGOMBARDO; A. MAZZONI; G. CARECCIA; S. BOMBARDIERI; G. PASERO; A. L. ZIGNEGO; M. P. MANNS
- Book ID
- 114727187
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 499 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2972
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