Characterization of circulating T cells specific for tumor-associated antigens in melanoma patients
β Scribed by Davis, Mark M.; Lee, Peter P.; Yee, Cassian; Savage, Peter A.; Fong, Lawrence; Brockstedt, Dirk; Weber, Jeffrey S.; Johnson, Denise; Swetter, Susan; Thompson, John; Greenberg, Philip D.; Roederer, Mario
- Book ID
- 109832165
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-8956
- DOI
- 10.1038/9525
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