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Lack of Association of Alpha-1 Antichymotrypsin Gene Polymorphism with PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis

Stefan Borgmann Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Department of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Marion Haubitz Department of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Sibylle G. Schwab Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Pages 435-439 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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