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Breach and Restoration of B-cell Tolerance in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA

    Iñaki Sanz, R. John Looney & J. H. Anolik

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Sanz, I., Looney, R.J., Anolik, J.H. (2008). Breach and Restoration of B-cell Tolerance in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). 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_44

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