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spellingShingle Riccio, A., Postiglione, L., Sabatini, P., Linvelli, M., Soriente, I., Sangiolo, M.G., Amato, P., Tarantino, G., International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study, Pharmacology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, General Medicine
title Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study
title_full Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study
title_fullStr Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study
title_short Similar Serum Levels of IL-6 and its Soluble Receptors in Patients with HCV-Related Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study
title_sort similar serum levels of il-6 and its soluble receptors in patients with hcv-related arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study
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topic Pharmacology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, General Medicine
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