Ghrelin and adipokines as circulating markers of disease activity in patients with Takayasu arteritis.

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Published in Arthritis Res Ther on December 21, 2012

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Hatice Yilmaz, Vedat Gerdan, Didem Kozaci, Dilek Solmaz, Servet Akar, Gercek Can, Aytac Gulcu, Yigit Goktay, Ismail Sari, Merih Birlik, Nurullah Akkoc, Fatos Onen

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