The association of interleukin-21 polymorphisms with interleukin-21 serum levels and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus
โ Scribed by Lan, Yan; Luo, Bin; Wang, Jun-Li; Jiang, Yuan-Wen; Wei, Ye-Sheng
- Book ID
- 122296122
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 502 KB
- Volume
- 538
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-1119
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