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Importance of serum amyloid-A in Behçet’s disease

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Agri Military Hospital, Agri, Turkey

    Mehmet Agilli

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Sirnak Military Hospital, Sirnak, Turkey

    Fevzi Nuri Aydin

  3. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

    Yasemin Gulcan Kurt & Tuncer Cayci

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Agilli, M., Aydin, F.N., Kurt, Y.G. et al. Importance of serum amyloid-A in Behçet’s disease. Clin Rheumatol 35, 551–552 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-014-2860-3

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