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Larina A.A.

FGBU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" MZ RF, Moskva

Troshina E.A.

Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr, Moskva

Ivanova O.N.

FGBU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" Minzdrava RF, Moskva

Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes in the adults: the genetic and immunological diagnostic criteria

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Larina A.A., Troshina E.A., Ivanova O.N.

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Journal: Problems of Endocrinology. 2014;60(3): 43‑52

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To cite this article:

Larina AA, Troshina EA, Ivanova ON. Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes in the adults: the genetic and immunological diagnostic criteria. Problems of Endocrinology. 2014;60(3):43‑52. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.14341/probl201460343-52

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