Interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism −174 G/C is associated with nephritis in Portuguese Caucasian systemic lupus erythematosus patients
✍ Scribed by Maria José Santos; Diana Fernandes; Susana Capela; Jose Canas da Silva; João Eurico Fonseca
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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