## Background: Transforming growth factor (tgf)-beta has been shown to be a potent stimulator of collagen production by fibroblasts, and could play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (ssc). ## Objective: To study the possible involvement of tgf-beta1 gene polymorphism in japanese pa
Serum transforming growth factor-β1 is related to the degree of immunoparesis in patients with multiple myeloma
✍ Scribed by Maria-Christina Kyrtsonis; Constantina Repa; George (XXXV) Z Dedoussis; Athanasia Mouzaki; Argyris Simeonidis; Marina Stamatelou; Alice Maniatis
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 554 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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