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The association of interleukin-10 -1082, -819, -592 polymorphisms and tuberculosis risk

Qianqian Liu, Wenzhang Li, Dongdong Li, Yulin Feng and Chuanmin Tao
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (4) 407-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.4.10545
Qianqian Liu
From the Departments of Laboratory Medicine (Liu, Li D, Tao), Respiratory Medicine (Feng), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and the Department of Cardiology (Li W), First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Wenzhang Li
From the Departments of Laboratory Medicine (Liu, Li D, Tao), Respiratory Medicine (Feng), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and the Department of Cardiology (Li W), First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Dongdong Li
From the Departments of Laboratory Medicine (Liu, Li D, Tao), Respiratory Medicine (Feng), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and the Department of Cardiology (Li W), First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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