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Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms in patients with Behçet’s disease

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, 33070, Zeytinlibahce-Mersin, Turkey

    Umit Tursen, Tamer Irfan Kaya & Guliz Ikizoglu

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

    Lulufer Tamer & Gulcin Eskandari

  3. Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

    Nurcan Aras Ates & Ugur Atik

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Tursen, U., Tamer, L., Eskandari, G. et al. Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms in patients with Behçet’s disease. Arch Dermatol Res 296, 185–187 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-004-0497-9

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