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Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenopathy syndrome is associated with activation of GM-CSF and burst-like expression of IL-8 in peripheral blood

Eduard LingPediatrics Department B, Saban Pediatric Medical Center, Beer Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Moshe IsraeliDepartment of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands;Tissue Typing Laboratory, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
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Tirza KleinTissue Typing Laboratory, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
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Jacob AmirPediatrics Department C, Scheider Pediatric Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
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Liora HarelPediatrics Department C, Scheider Pediatric Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
Pages 997-1000 | Received 28 Aug 2013, Accepted 05 Feb 2014, Published online: 26 Mar 2014

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