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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 12, 2004 - Issue 3
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Elevated Levels of Interleukin 6 in the Vitreous Fluid of Patients with Pars Planitis and Posterior Uveitis: The Massachusetts Eye & Ear Experience and Review of Previous Studies

Victor Perez From the Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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George Papaliodis From the Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
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David Chu From the Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Medical College, USA
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Fahd Anzaar From the Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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William Christen Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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C. Foster From the Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
Pages 205-214 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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