Interleukin-21, a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1027-1028

  He, Yong ^a   Huang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Lv, Xiong Wen ^a   Li, Jun ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 21 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE;

B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD LEVEL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE;

EID: 84903302462     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2860-7     Document Type: Letter

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