Mapping B cell epitopes in Goodpasture's disease.
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Epitope Mapping: B-cell Epitopes
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v8111698