The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein gene in African Americans with sarcoidosis

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 672-675

  Maliarik, Mary J ^a,b   Chen, Kang Mei ^a   Sheffer, Roberta G ^a   Rybicki, Benjamin A ^a   Major, Marcie L ^a   Popovich Jr , John ^a   Iannuzzi, Michael C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 0034046396     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.22.6.3745     Document Type: Article

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