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Original Article

Levels of Transferrin and Alpha 2-HS Glycoprotein in Women with and without Endometriosis

Subbi Pillai Mathura Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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Jong H. Leea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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Haixiang Jianga Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA;d Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Philippe Arnaudb Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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Philip F. Rustc Department of Biometry, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
Pages 121-127 | Received 13 May 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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