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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 66-68

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053020066

Collagen Degradation Products and Proinfiammatory Cytokines in Systemic and Localized Scleroderma

Radim Bečvář1, H. Hulejová1, M. Braun1, J. Štork2

1Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Dermatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

Received December 2006
Accepted February 2007

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