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Serum levels of mannose-binding lectin in systemic sclerosis: a possible contribution to the initiation of skin sclerosis in the diffuse cutaneous subtype

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan

    Kaname Akamata, Yoshihide Asano, Naohiko Aozasa, Shinji Noda, Takashi Taniguchi, Takehiro Takahashi, Yohei Ichimura, Tetsuo Toyama, Hayakazu Sumida, Yoshihiro Kuwano, Koichi Yanaba, Yayoi Tada, Makoto Sugaya, Takafumi Kadono & Shinichi Sato

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Akamata, K., Asano, Y., Aozasa, N. et al. Serum levels of mannose-binding lectin in systemic sclerosis: a possible contribution to the initiation of skin sclerosis in the diffuse cutaneous subtype. Eur J Dermatol 24, 123–125 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2245

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