Elevated serum B cell activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) in interstitial lung diseases associated with collagen vascular disease

T. Hamada, S. Takuya, K. Mizuno, I. Higashimoto, H. Inoue (Kagoshima, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diffuse parenchymal lung disease: clinical profiles and collagen vascular disease
Session: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease: clinical profiles and collagen vascular disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 706
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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T. Hamada, S. Takuya, K. Mizuno, I. Higashimoto, H. Inoue (Kagoshima, Japan). Elevated serum B cell activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) in interstitial lung diseases associated with collagen vascular disease. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 706

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