Molecular basis and functional importance of some disease-associated HLA polymorphisms
✍ Scribed by E. Thorsby; K. E. A. Lundin; K. S. Rønningen; L. M. Sollid; F. Vartdal
- Book ID
- 115094057
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 609 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-2815
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