IL6 and CRP haplotypes are associated with COPD risk and systemic inflammation: a case-control study
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* Corresponding author: Dilyara G Yanbaeva d.yanbaeva@pul.unimaas.nl
BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10:23 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-10-23
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