Diagnostic utility of interleukin-6 (IL-6) for primary bile duct cancer and changes in serum IL-6 levels following photodynamic therapy.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on July 07, 2007

Authors

Young Koog Cheon1, Young Deok Cho, Jong Ho Moon, Jae Young Jang, Young Seok Kim, Yun Soo Kim, Moon Sung Lee, Joon Seong Lee, Chan Sup Shim

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Digestive Research and Digestive Disease Center, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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