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Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(05): 1000-1002
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-12-0833
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Non-severe allergic asthma is associated with elevated plasma protein C and protein S

Anetta Undas
1   Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
,
Daniel P. Potaczek
2   Department of Pediatric Pneumo -logy, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Chiharu Nishiyama
3   Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
,
Ko Okumura
3   Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
4   Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Received: 05 December 2011

Accepted after minor revision: 04 February 2012

Publication Date:
25 November 2017 (online)

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