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Original Article

Short Communication
The MCP-1 Promoter -2518 Polymorphism in Behcet's Disease: Correlation Between Allele Types, MCP-1 Production and Clinical Symptoms among Korean Patients

Mi-La Cho Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Institutes of Medical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ju-Young Kim Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Institutes of Medical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South Korea
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Hyeok-Jae Ko Center of Rheumatic Disease, The Catholic University of Korea Medical School, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Young-Hoon Kim Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Institutes of Medical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South Korea
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Wan-Uk Kim Center of Rheumatic Disease, The Catholic University of Korea Medical School, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Chul-Soo Cho Center of Rheumatic Disease, The Catholic University of Korea Medical School, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Ho-Youn Kim Center of Rheumatic Disease, The Catholic University of Korea Medical School, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Sue-Yun Hwang Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Institutes of Medical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South Korea
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Pages 77-80 | Received 17 Apr 2003, Accepted 23 Jul 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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