AUTOIMMUNE ASPECTS OF COLLAGEN HOMEOSTASIS DISORDER IN UNDIFFERENTIATED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Immunology (Russia)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2313-741X,1563-0625
DOI: 10.15789/1563-0625-2007-1-61-68