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Plasma transforming growth factor β1 as a biomarker of psoriasis activity and treatment efficacy

Iwona Flisiak Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok
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Piotr Porębski Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok
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Robert Flisiak Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok
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Bożena Chodynicka Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, BialystokCorrespondencee-mail: [email protected]
Pages 437-443 | Received 07 Jan 2003, Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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