Decreased Serum Level of Interferon-γ in Patients with Pityriasis Rosea
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522 Ann Dermatol Received June 22, 2013, Revised July 16, 2013, Accepted for publication July 21, 2013 Corresponding author: Pei-Guang Wang, Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. Tel: 86-551-6292-2235, Fax: 86-551-6516-1014, E-mail: wpg2370@ 163.com This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. Serum levels of interferon-γ(IFN-γ) in patients with pityriasis rosea (PR) and in healthy controls. Statistical significance: p<0.05 vs. control. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.4.522
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