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A Model System for Studying Mechanisms of B-cell Transformation in Systemic Autoimmunity

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Davidson, W.F., Mukhopadhyay, P., Williams, M.S., Naghashfar, Z., Zhou, J.X., Morse, H.C. (2008). A Model System for Studying Mechanisms of B-cell Transformation in Systemic Autoimmunity. In: Georgiev, V.S., Western, K.A., McGowan, J.J. (eds) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-569-5_43

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