Interleukin-17 and systemic lupus erythematosus: current concepts
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Clinical associations of serum interleukin-17 in systemic lupus erythematosus
INTRODUCTION Serum interleukin (IL)-17 concentrations have been reported to be increased in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but associations with clinical characteristics are not well understood. We characterized clinical associations of serum IL-17 in SLE. METHODS We quantified IL-17 in serum samples from 98 SLE patients studied cross-sectionally, and in 246 samples from 75 of these pati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical & Experimental Immunology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-9104,1365-2249
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.03944.x