SERUM INTERLEUKIN 13 (IL-13) LEVELS IN IRAQI CHILDREN WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME.

Ammar Basim Al-Assadi 1 , Nidhal A. Mohammed 2 and Shatha H. Ali 3 . 1. College of Biotechnology / Al-Nahrain University Baghdad / Iraq. 2. Al-Farahidi University college Baghdad / Iraq. 3. College of Medicine / Al-Nahrain University Baghdad / Iraq. ...................................................................................................................... Manuscript Info Abstract ......................... ........................................................................ Manuscript History Received: 6 August 2018 Final Accepted: 8 September 2018 Published: October 2018

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