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Case Report: Cytokine-Induced Hypoalbuminemia in a Patient with Hemophagocytic Syndrome (Direct in Vitro Evidence for the Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α)

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Iso-O, N., Hashimoto, N., Tanaka, A. et al. Case Report: Cytokine-Induced Hypoalbuminemia in a Patient with Hemophagocytic Syndrome (Direct in Vitro Evidence for the Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α). Dig Dis Sci 43, 67–73 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018871920247

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