Unexplained infertility patients have increased serum IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-21, TNFα, IFNγ and increased Tfh/CD4 T cell ratio: increased Tfh and IL-21 strongly correlate with presence of autoantibodies

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