Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms and the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection
โ Scribed by Susanne Knapp; BranwenJ.W. Hennig; AngelaJ. Frodsham; Lyna Zhang; Simon Hellier; Mark Wright; Rob Goldin; AdrianV.S. Hill; HowardC. Thomas; MarkR. Thursz
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0093-7711
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