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Published: Jul 01, 2002
Vol/Issue: 19(1)
Pages: 52-54
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Chun Soo Lim, Shouhuan Zheng, Yon Su Kim, et al. (2002). THE −174 G TO C POLYMORPHISM OF INTERLEUKIN-6 GENE IS VERY RARE IN KOREANS. Cytokine, 19(1), 52-54. https://doi.org/10.1006/cyto.2002.1951

THE −174 G TO C POLYMORPHISM OF INTERLEUKIN-6 GENE IS VERY RARE IN KOREANS

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